Flights to Rangiroa
Looking for a flight to Rangiroa? Air Tahiti offers many direct flights to French Polynesia's largest atoll and the second largest in the world.
Located 350 km northeast of Tahiti, Rangiroa can be reached by air in 1 hour from Tahiti-Faa'a airport. Once you've booked your ticket to Rangiroa, you'll be able to explore this immense atoll, whose lagoon, a veritable inland sea, could contain the entire island of Tahiti!
A visit to Rangiroa, or Rairoa, which means “long sky”, is a real change of scenery, with its stunning landscape, immense white sandy beaches, magnificent coconut groves and infinite shades of blue emanating from the lagoon. A favorite destination for divers and lovers of marine life, Rangiroa's waters are home to dolphins, grey sharks, manta rays, white-tip and blacktip reef sharks and a host of magnificent, multicolored fish.
When it comes to activities, Rangiroa offers a wide choice of excursions: visit the many motu (islets in the lagoon), the Blue Lagoon with its natural swimming pool surrounded by coconut palms, Reef Island, renowned for its amazing coral formations, the pink sand beaches, the uniquely charming villages of Avatoru and Tiputa, discover French Polynesia's only vineyard, and much more…
Your trip to Rangiroa will be the ideal opportunity to explore water sports such as snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking... or more relaxing activities such as sunbathing on the beach, swimming in the crystal-clear waters, strolling through the coconut groves on foot or by bike...
If you're looking for a cheap flight to Rangiroa, take a look at our Air Tahiti air pass, which allows you to visit several islands at a lower price.
Inter-island and inter-archipelago flights are also available from and to Rangiroa.
Enjoy your stay in Tuamotu!
Flight Duration :
1h00
Distance :
356 km
Airport Code :
RGI
Practical information
Rangiroa airport
Rangiroa airport is located on the main island of Avatoru, close to the village and most of the hotels and family-run guest houses.
There is no shuttle service, so to get from the airport to the main village you will need a car. The journey takes approximately 10 minutes. If you are going to another islet, you will need to take a boat.
If you have booked tourist accommodation, find out from your hosts whether they can arrange your outward and return transfer.
Services available
- Snack bar
- Souvenir shop
- Bank
- Taxis
- Telephone kiosk
- Toilets
Population : + 3 600 inhabitants
Surface area : 633,21 sq. miles (1 640 km²)
Main village : Avatoru
Minimum flight duration : 1h00
Distance from Tahiti : 356 km
Rangiroa is also called Ra'iroa.
Rangiroa is the largest atoll in Tahiti andher islands and the second largest in the world behind Kwajalein in Micronesia.
Rangiroa has the only vineyard in French Polynesia.
The Blue Lagoon, emblematic "motu" of the atoll, is a mini-lagoon inside the lagoon.
Air Tahiti magazine
The good reasons to visit Rangiroa
The good reasons to visit
- Rangiroa is the largest atoll in French Polynesia and the second largest atoll in the world.
- A must for scuba diving, renowned worldwide.
- An ideal place for snorkeling and watching myriads of colorful fish.
- One of the most beautiful and richest coral reefs of the world.
- Dream "motus" (Blue Lagoon, Green Lagoon, Reefs Island and the Pink Sand Island).
- The unique vineyard of French Polynesia.
- Picturesque villages.
Do not miss
- A variety of water sports and land activities.
- The Ohotu view point, where you can watch the dolphins jumping in the Tiputa pass,
- pearl farms,
- the mythical « Lagon Bleu » (Blue Lagoon) island,
- Pink sand island,
- the Green lagoon island,
- the Reef island ( a magnificent motu dotted with“feo”, curious petrified coral formations),
- the unique vineyard in French Polynesia, planted on a motu,
- diving sites such as : Shark Grotto, The Aquarium, etc
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