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La Tontouta International airport (Base aérienne Nouméa / BA186) in Nouméa (New Caledonia)

La Tontouta International airport also known as Base aérienne Nouméa and BA186 is located near Nouméa, with Karenga at 1mi↑, Naïa at 11mi↑, Paita at 13mi↑, Bouloupari at 15mi↑, Dumbéa at 18mi↑, Pont des Français at 22mi↑,

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→ See also airports in New Caledonia

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Airport code

Elevation : 16 m = 52ft

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Runways

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weather : moderate rain at Karenga

pluie d'intensité moyenne
77°F
73 ↗ 79°F

wind ↑ 4mph

Aviation weather for La Tontouta International airport NWWW NOU

METAR for La Tontouta International airport NWWW NOU

NWWW 170130Z AUTO 29006KT 9999 -RA FEW033 SCT041 BKN048 28/25 Q1004 TEMPO 1800 SHRA BKN010 FEW016CB

Decoded METAR for La Tontouta International airport NWWW NOU

METAR issued by NWWW on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 01:30 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 10 hours and 40 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 28°C = 82°F, dew point is 25°C = 77°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.

QNH is 1004hPa = 29.65inHg

Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 290°.

Clouds : few clouds at 3300ft = 1010m. scattered clouds at 4100ft = 1250m. broken at 4800ft = 1460m.

light rain

Temporarily 1800 shower rain broken at 010 few clouds at 016 presence of cumulonimbus

Caution : Aviation weather reports the presence of cumulonimbus (CB) clouds, which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and that change speed and direction very quickly, horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers and hail that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible.

TAF for La Tontouta International airport NWWW NOU

NWWW 162300Z 1700/1724 28008KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN160 TEMPO 1700/1721 SHRA FEW025TCU PROB40 TEMPO 1701/1712 4800 SHRA BKN014 FEW020CB PROB30 TEMPO 1702/1708 1800 SHRA BKN010 FEW016CB

Decoded TAF for La Tontouta International airport NWWW NOU

TAF issued by NWWW on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 23:00 UTC, issued 13 hours and 10 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Monday, February 16, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 17, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC

1700/1724 28008KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN160

wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 280°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

few clouds at 3000ft = 910m scattered clouds at 6000ft = 1830m broken at 16000ft = 4880m

temporarily from Monday, February 16, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 17, 2026 à 21:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 1700/1721 SHRA FEW025TCU

shower rain

few clouds at 2500ft = 760m

probability of 40% to have temporarily from Monday, February 16, 2026 à 01:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 17, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC

PROB40 TEMPO 1701/1712 4800 SHRA BKN014 FEW020CB

Visibility is 5km = 3mi.

shower rain

broken at 1400ft = 430m few clouds at 2000ft = 610m

probability of 30% to have temporarily from Monday, February 16, 2026 à 02:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 17, 2026 à 08:00 heure UTC

PROB30 TEMPO 1702/1708 1800 SHRA BKN010 FEW016CB

Visibility is 2km = 1mi.

shower rain

broken at 1000ft = 300m few clouds at 1600ft = 490m

Caution : Aviation weather forecasts predict the presence of cumulonimbus (CB), which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and change speed and direction very quickly, both horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers, and hailstorms that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible..

NOTAM for La Tontouta International airport

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