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Flights to Makemo

Find your flight to Makemo with Air Tahiti and discover this island, located 500km east of Tahiti.

When you buy your flight ticket for Makemo, you're about to visit the third largest atoll in the Tuamotu Islands in terms of the size of its lagoon: it varies in width from just 5 to 8 km, but stretches 65 km from north-west to south-east. Makemo is nevertheless blessed with many assets: superb seabeds renowned for the diversity and richness of their underwater fauna, countless totally unspoilt "motu" of fine sand, the peaceful village of Pouheva with its immaculate white church and the mysterious "ghost village" of Punaruku, deserted a long time ago. The atoll's inhabitants make their living from fishing, copra and pearl farming. In recent years, Makemo has developed mainly as a commercial and administrative centre, as it is the administrative centre of a commune comprising 11 atolls.

It is also a place steeped in history and legend. It was once home to the hero Moeava, a famous warrior who performed many feats in the Tuamotu archipelago. It is also said that mermaids, known as "Mokorea", took up residence on a "motu", near a large natural freshwater pool, which can be visited.

If you're looking for a flight to Makemo, we recommend you take a look at our offers.

Enjoy your trip to the Tuamotus!

icon-flight-duration Flight Duration : 1h40
icon-distance Distance : 642 km
icon-airport-code Airport Code : MKP

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Makemo airport

Makemo airport is located on the main island, some distance from the village of Pouheva.

There is no shuttle service, so to get to the main village you will need to go by car.
If you have booked tourist accommodation, find out from your hosts whether they can arrange your outward and return transfer.

Services available

  • Snack bar
 
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Population: + 825 inhabitants
Surface area : 700 km² (270 sq. miles)
Main village: Pouheva
Minimum flight duration : 1h40
Distance from Tahiti : 642 km

Makemo is the third largest atoll in the Tuamotus and French Polynesia, after Rangiroa and Fakarava.
In 1926, the French navigator Alain Gerbault stopped off here and was so enchanted that he nicknamed Makemo the "atoll of perfection".

 

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icon-information The good reasons to visit Makemo

The good reasons to visit

  •  A lagoon of exceptional beauty, offering dazzling gradations of blue and green.
  •  A huge atoll, the third largest in French Polynesia.
  •  Superb "motu" (islets).
  •  Makemo’s two passes are excellent diving sites known for the richness and diversity of their underwater fauna.
  •  Visit of mysterious sites and archaeological remains.


Do not miss

  •   The lagoon and the various « motu » (islets),
  •   The village of Pouheva,
  •   The ghost town of Punaruku,
  •   The «  Komo Mokorea » ( Sirens’ lake),
  •   The catholic church,
  •   The lighthouse,
  •   The whales sanctuary.

 

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