Moorea Airport

History

• 27 March 1967: Construction of the runway at Moorea‑Temae.
• 6 October 1967: Opening of the Temae airfield.
• 1977: The Moorea-Temae aerodrome is transferred to the SETIL - Société d'Équipement de Tahiti et des Iles.
• 1982: Construction of the existing terminal and adding additional parking spaces.
• 1987: Lengthening the runway to accommodate ATR 42.
• 1990: Construction of a new control tower.
• 2003: Work and upgrading to accommodate ATR 72.

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Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Ground Transportation

Accidents and Incidents

• On August 9, 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashed shortly after taking off from Temae Airport. The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter was bound for Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport. The report found that the crash was caused by the failure of the pitch control cables following the retraction of the flaps after take-off, which causes significant torque on that aircraft and thus additional pressure on the cables. The failure was caused by significant wear due to the lack of special maintenance and inspections for the stainless-steel cables, and exacerbated by the jet-blast of an A340 while the aircraft was parked. Another contributory cause for the crash were found to be the lack of pilot training for loss of pitch control. All 19 passengers and the sole crew member died. Amongst those 19 passengers were two European Union officials.

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