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Fua'amotu International airport in Nuku'alofa (Tonga)
Fua'amotu International airport is located near Nuku'alofa, with Vaini at 4mi↑, Tongatapu at 5mi↑, Havelu at 8mi↑, Talafo‘ou at 8mi↑, Nukualofa at 8mi↑, Ohonua at 14mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Tonga and Southernmost airports in Tonga
→ See also airports in Tonga
aerial view of Fua'amotu International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : NFTF
- IATA code : TBU
- Local code : -
Elevation : 38 m = 125ft
→ See also Highest airports in Tonga and Lowest airports in Tonga
Runways
- runway 11/29 : 2681m = 8796ft
- runway 17/35 : 1509m = 4951ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Tonga
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Aviation weather for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
METAR for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
NFTF 161300Z 13009KT 9999 -RA FEW009 SCT015TCU BKN040 OVC100 22/21 Q1015
Decoded METAR for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
METAR issued by NFTF on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 7 hours and 40 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 22°C = 72°F, dew point is 21°C = 70°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.97inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 130°.
Clouds : few clouds at 900ft = 270m. scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m. broken at 4000ft = 1220m. overcast at 10000ft = 3050m.
light rain
TAF for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
NFTF 161101Z 1612/1712 09012KT 9999 SCT018 BKN040 PROB40 TEMPO 1612/1624 5000 TSRA BKN015 FEW017CB
Decoded TAF for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
TAF issued by NFTF on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 11:01 UTC, issued 9 hours and 39 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, October 17, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
1612/1712 09012KT 9999 SCT018 BKN040
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1800ft = 550m broken at 4000ft = 1220m
probability of 40% to have temporarily from Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Thursday, October 16, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
PROB40 TEMPO 1612/1624 5000 TSRA BKN015 FEW017CB
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
thunderstorm rain
broken at 1500ft = 460m few clouds at 1700ft = 520m
VAC for Fua'amotu International airport NFTF TBU
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Fua'amotu International airport
Around Fua'amotu International airport in Nuku'alofa (Tonga)
near
- Hotels in Vaini
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 6099mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 7662mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 7733mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 10522mi↑
- Paris at 10524mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 10525mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 10540mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 10541mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 10555mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 10574mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 10578mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 10580mi↑
- for Fua'amotu International airport at 0mi↑
- for Kaufana airport at 16mi↑
- for Lifuka Island airport at 114mi↑
nearest airports to Fua'amotu International airport in Nuku'alofa (Tonga)
- Futuna airport (NVVF FTA ) at 954mi↑NOTAM
- Anatom airport (NVVA AUY ) at 976mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Rarotonga International airport (NCRG RAR ) at 988mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Aniwa airport (NVVB AWD ) at 998mi↑NOTAM
- Aitutaki airport (NCAI AIT ) at 1012mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Lenakel airport (NVVK ) at 1016mi↑NOTAM
- Tanna airport (NVVW TAH ) at 1019mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Ipota airport (NVVI IPA ) at 1023mi↑NOTAM
- Dillons Bay airport (NVVD DLY ) at 1043mi↑NOTAM
- Manuae airport (NCMN ) at 1058mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Tonga
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap