Here are some photos back from 2008, that I took on a day trip to Papeete. Today's flight to PPT was operated by an Air New Zealand B777-200. Air NZ normally does not operate the B777 to PPT, as the B767-300 usually services this route.
The distance for today's flight from AKL-PPT is 2544 miles, with a flight time of 4hours 10minutes.
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Taxing down RWY 23R with ZK-OKH, NZ99 to Narita in front of us |
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Waiting behind ZK-OKH with an A320 about to Land |
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ZK-OKH Cleared for Takeoff RWY 05R |
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4 Hours Later over the fence at PPT for RWY 04
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Papeete based Air Tahiti, operates regional flights to the outer Islands of French Polynesia and also operates to Rarotonga. Distance from Papeete - Rarotonga is 711 Miles.
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Air Tahiti F-OIQU ATR-72 on the Ramp at PPT |
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Air Tahiti ATR-72 |