NOU · Nouméa (La Tontouta), New Caledonia
La Tontouta International Airport.
--:--:-- · NCT (UTC+11:00) · 22.0146° S, 166.2130° E
La Tontouta International Airport
Airport in New Caledonia, France
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for NOU
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5021; ident NWWW; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
cci-nc.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
La Tontouta International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
NOU / NWWW
OurAirports ident
NWWW
GPS / local code
NWWW
ISO region
NC-03
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
cci-nc.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q2886488
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--NCT · UTC+11:00
Time zone
NCT
Pacific/Noumea · UTC+11:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
38 km
Approximate distance to central Nouméa (La Tontouta).
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Nouméa
Languages
French
Currency
XPF (₣)
Country area
18,575 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,663 ft / 3,250 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1941 · French Air Force
Owner / entity
Q2886488
Hub airlines
the French Air Force based in New Caledonia
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
La Tontouta International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Nouméa (La Tontouta), New Caledonia. Nouméa (La Tontouta)'s built-up core sits roughly 38 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Pacific/Noumea (UTC+11:00, NCT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
La Tontouta International Airport (NOU / NWWW) is at 22.0146° S, 166.2130° E, elevation 52 ft (16 m), serving Nouméa (La Tontouta), New Caledonia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Nouméa (La Tontouta) is in New Caledonia (capital Nouméa); on Pacific/Noumea (NCT, UTC+11:00); working languages: French; currency: XPF (₣).
Distance from central Nouméa (La Tontouta): 38 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for NOU.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
La Tontouta International Airport (NOU / NWWW)
La Tontouta International Airport · Airport in New Caledonia, France
Known label 1
Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta
Alternate airport-name cue retained for NOU, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
NWWW · NWWW · NC-03
cci-nc.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Dumbéa
dumbea · 30 km from NOU
New Caledonia · Pacific/Noumea · +0h · population 19,346 · city coordinates -22.1576, 166.4572
2. Nouméa
noumea · 38 km from NOU
New Caledonia · Pacific/Noumea · +0h · population 93,060 · city coordinates -22.2741, 166.4488
3. Mont-Dore
mont-dore · 46 km from NOU
New Caledonia · Pacific/Noumea · +0h · population 24,680 · city coordinates -22.2626, 166.5662
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. NAN NFFN
Nadi International Airport · Nadi
1265 km from NOU · Pacific/Fiji · +1h · elevation 59 ft (18 m) · airport coordinates -17.7618, 177.4378
2. SUV NFNA
Nausori International Airport · Nausori
1363 km from NOU · Pacific/Fiji · +1h · elevation 17 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates -18.0442, 178.5615
3. MCY YBSU
Sunshine Coast Airport · Maroochydore
1424 km from NOU · Australia/Brisbane · -1h · elevation 15 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates -26.5933, 153.0832
Route-time reference set
1. NOU-NAN
Nadi · 1265 km · 2h 26m
Pacific/Fiji · +1h from NOU; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. NOU-SUV
Nausori · 1363 km · 2h 34m
Pacific/Fiji · +1h from NOU; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. NOU-MCY
Maroochydore · 1424 km · 2h 38m
Australia/Brisbane · -1h from NOU; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,663 ft / 3,250 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for NOU.
Runway identifiers
11/29
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
La Tontouta International Airport, also known as Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport, is the main international airport in New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, as well as the military base for the French Air Force based in New Caledonia.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for NOU.
Country and authority
NOU sits in New Caledonia (New Caledonia), whose capital is Nouméa. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Oceania, Melanesia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: French. Currency context: XPF (₣). NOU is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
NOU is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Aéroport de Nouméa - La Tontouta. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in New Caledonia, France. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q2886488 · Nouméa Air Base. Administrative area: Païta. Named after: Nouméa · Tontouta River. Entity official-site cross-check: tontouta-aeroport.nc
Field and clock profile
La Tontouta International Airport is a near sea-level field at 52 ft (16 m), positioned at 22.0146° S, 166.2130° E in the Southern tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,663 ft / 3,250 m. The airport clock uses Pacific/Noumea (NCT, UTC+11:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Dumbéa is the closest retained city-time anchor at 30 km. NAN Nadi is the closest retained airport alternative at 1265 km.
Country airport peers
NOU has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
NOU-NAN Nadi: 1265 km, about 2h 26m, +1h. NOU-SUV Nausori: 1363 km, about 2h 34m, +1h. NOU-MCY Maroochydore: 1424 km, about 2h 38m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident NWWW backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. cci-nc.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
the French Air Force based in New Caledonia
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,663 ft / 3,250 m
Runway identifiers
11/29
OurAirports classifies NOU as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Nouméa (La Tontouta).
NOU (NWWW) is a near sea-level field at 52 ft (16 m) in the tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
NOU sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
NOU's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,663 ft / 3,250 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
French Air Force is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for NOU.
- La Tontouta International Airport, also known as Nouméa – La Tontouta International Airport, is the main international airport in New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean, as well as the military base for the French Air Force based in New Caledonia.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at cci-nc.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for NOU
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
NOU uses Pacific/Noumea (NCT, UTC+11:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
La Tontouta International Airport is about 38 km from central Nouméa (La Tontouta); build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
NAN Nadi is the closest retained alternate at 1265 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
cci-nc.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place NOU inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
NOU ranks #1 in the curated New Caledonia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
NOU has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Pacific/Noumea a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
NOU is 52 ft (16 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include HUN 52 ft (16 m) (0 ft delta) · AGP 53 ft (16 m) (1 ft delta) · HAM 53 ft (16 m) (1 ft delta) · BEL 54 ft (16 m) (2 ft delta) · CAN 50 ft (15 m) (2 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
NOU's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are NAN 1265 km +1h · SUV 1363 km +1h · MCY 1424 km -1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadi | NAN | 1265 km | 2h 26m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Nausori | SUV | 1363 km | 2h 34m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Maroochydore | MCY | 1424 km | 2h 38m | -1h | --:--:-- |
NOU to NAN
Nadi
Distance 1265 km; estimated travel window 2h 26m; destination zone Pacific/Fiji is +1h from NOU. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NOU to SUV
Nausori
Distance 1363 km; estimated travel window 2h 34m; destination zone Pacific/Fiji is +1h from NOU. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
NOU to MCY
Maroochydore
Distance 1424 km; estimated travel window 2h 38m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is -1h from NOU. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Nouméa (La Tontouta), surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Nouméa is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
La Tontouta International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from NOU, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Airlines and Network Role
La Tontouta International Airport is associated in the current source trail with the French Air Force based in New Caledonia, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Nadi (NAN), Nausori (SUV), Maroochydore (MCY). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,663 ft / 3,250 m; identifiers 11/29.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: French Air Force.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1941.
- Network role: the French Air Force based in New Caledonia.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from NOU. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Nadi International AirportNAN
Nadi · large airport
- Distance
- 1265 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 59 ft (18 m)
Compare against NAN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Nausori International AirportSUV
Nausori · large airport
- Distance
- 1363 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 17 ft (5 m)
Compare against SUV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sunshine Coast AirportMCY
Maroochydore · large airport
- Distance
- 1424 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 15 ft (5 m)
Compare against MCY when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is La Tontouta International Airport (NOU) in?▾
La Tontouta International Airport is in the Pacific/Noumea timezone (UTC+11:00, NCT).
What are the codes for La Tontouta International Airport?▾
La Tontouta International Airport uses IATA code NOU and ICAO code NWWW.
Where is La Tontouta International Airport located?▾
La Tontouta International Airport is located in Nouméa (La Tontouta), New Caledonia at coordinates 22.0146° S, 166.2130° E, with an elevation of 52 ft (16 m) (near sea-level field in the tropics).
How far is La Tontouta International Airport from central Nouméa (La Tontouta)?▾
La Tontouta International Airport sits roughly 38 km from the nearest mapped city center for Nouméa (La Tontouta).
Which route reference is most useful from NOU?▾
Nadi (NAN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 2h 26m, destination timezone Pacific/Fiji, and a +1h difference from NOU.
How many runways does La Tontouta International Airport have?▾
La Tontouta International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,663 ft / 3,250 m; identifiers include 11/29.