Air Tahiti Nui
The international airline of French Polynesia: the link between your boat and the rest of the world.
Based at Faa’a airport in Papeete, Air Tahiti Nui links Tahiti with North America, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. For crews it’s the flight that brings crew in to join the passage, family out to celebrate landfall, and skippers home once the boat is safely on a mooring.
Crew changes
Many boats change crew in Tahiti. With direct flights to several continents, most crew reach the boat with one connection.
Family visits
After three weeks at sea, the first visitors usually arrive by air. Plan their flights around your expected landfall.
Leaving the boat
Flying home while the boat stays in a marina or yard over cyclone season? The airline is how you leave, and how you come back.
Parts and gear
When a part has to come from overseas, flying it in is often fastest. Ask us first about customs paperwork for yachts in transit.