NFTL
Lifuka Island Airport
VFR
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Name
Lifuka Island Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
NFTL / HPA / NFTL
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
9:01 pm (TOT)
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Municipality
Lifuka
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Coordinates
19° 46′ 37″ N 174° 20′ 27″ E
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Elevation
29 ft (9 m MSL)
About Lifuka Island Airport
Lifuka Island Airport (IATA: HPA, ICAO: NFTL), also known as Salote Pilolevu Airport or Haʻapai Airport, is an airport on Lifuka in Tonga. The airport is located 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the capital Panga, and is only served domestically, roughly 40 minutes by flight to Tongatapu and 30 minutes to Vava'u. Taxis serve the airport, and services include a cafe inside the terminal.
One of the airport's most unique features is the dirt road intersecting the runway. The road is the only path connecting Lifuka and Foa islands. Gates staffed by airport employees are used to prevent vehicle access during aircraft operations; the rest of the airport is otherwise secured with barbed wire fencing.
There is no aviation fuel or refueling service for aircraft available at the airport.