Airports at the highest altitudes, located in the mountains or on the highlands. A high altitude which rhymes with the drop in atmospheric pressure which increases the taxiing distance to allow planes to take off and therefore requires a longer runway than at lower altitudes. in Tonga.
Altitude : 38 m = 125ft
Fua'amotu International airport is located close to Nuku'alofa, Vaini at 6.9 km↑, Tongatapu at 8.5 km↑, Havelu at 12 km↑, Talafo‘ou at 13 km↑, Nukualofa at 13 km↑, Ohonua at 23 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2681 m = 8796ft
- runway 11/29 : 2681m = 8796ft
- runway 17/35 : 1509m = 4951ft
Altitude : 9 m = 30ft
Lifuka Island airport is located close to Lifuka, Pangai at 2.7 km↑, Vava`u at 129 km↑, Neiafu at 131 km↑, Talafo‘ou at 170 km↑, Nukualofa at 175 km↑, Tongatapu at 177 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 1200 m = 3937ft
- runway 11/29 : 1200m = 3937ft
Data sources
- AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)
