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Air Tahiti Plans Extra Nuku Hiva Flights in Dec 2023

Published at 0001GMT 27JAN23

Air Tahiti in December 2023 is adding extra Papeete – Nuku Hiva flights, coinciding with “Mata'vaa o te Fenua Enata” (Marquesas Islands Arts Festival) 2023. Between 14DEC23 and 27DEC23, the airline will operate up to 13 weekly flights, instead of 8, with ATR72 aircraft.

On 14DEC23 and 21DEC23, the airline will operate overall up to 3 and 4 flights to Nuku Hiva respectively, instead of 1-2 flights a day. Flying time between Papeete and Nuku Hiva is 3hrs 15mins, one of the longest ATR72 flights operated by the airline, and selected ATR72 routes with flying time exceeding 3 hours in the world.

14DEC23
VT824 PPT0615 – 1005AUQ1035 – 1115NHV AT7
VT8002 PPT1215 – 1545NHV AT7
VT8001 PPT1315 – 1645NHV AT7

VT824 NHV1200 – 1445PPT AT7
VT8002 NHV1615 – 1845PPT AT7
VT8001 NHV1715 – 1945PPT AT7

21DEC23
VT857 PPT0600 – 0945NHV1030 – 1110AUQ AT7
VT824 PPT0615 – 1005AUQ1035 – 1115NHV AT7
VT8003 PPT1315 – 1645NHV AT7
VT8004 PPT1500 – 1830NHV AT7

VT857 NHV1030 – 1110AUQ1140 – 1430PPT AT7
VT824 NHV1200 – 1445PPT AT7
VT8003 NHV1715 – 1945PPT AT7
VT8004 NHV1900 – 2130PPT AT7

VT824 operates as Papeete – Hiva Oa (Atuona) – Nuku Hiva – Papeete, VT857 operates in opposite direction. Air Tahiti also operates following service with DHC6 from Nuku Hiva, 3 weekly each Ua Huka and Ua Pou.

AeroRoutes’ daily update between 27JAN23 and 30JAN23 is published from Nuku Hiva.

Nuku Hiva Airport building, 25JAN23.

Air Tahiti ATR72 at Nuku Hiva Airport, 25JAN23.