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Papeete – A Spotter’s Paradise

Magnificent view of the international terminal at Tahiti’s Faaa airport.

Report by Henry Tenby (December 2016) Although not the largest airfield in French Polynesia, the idillic South Pacific French protectorate’s busiest international airport is situated on the Island of Tahiti, in the town of Faa, a few kilometers from central Papeete. The destination is certainly well off the beaten track, but the location’s laid back […]