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  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "addressCountry": "French Polynesia",
    "addressLocality": "Rimatara"
  },
  "airlines": [
    "Air Tahiti"
  ],
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      "name": "Domestic to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "30 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Domestic to International Connection Time",
      "value": "60 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "International to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "60 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "International to International Connection Time",
      "value": "75 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Interline Connection Time",
      "value": "90 minutes"
    }
  ],
  "city": "Rimatara",
  "code": "RMT",
  "comparison_tool_link": "/compare/RMT",
  "connection_tips": "Connecting to and from Rimatara (RMT) primarily involves regional hops through Faa'a International Airport (PPT) in Papeete, Tahiti. If you are connecting from an international flight at PPT, ensure you allow at least 2.5 to 3 hours for immigration, baggage collection, and a terminal transfer to the domestic wing for your flight to RMT. There are no regular public bus services or on-call taxi ranks at the terminal. Always verify your flight status with Air Tahiti, as regional schedules in French Polynesia are subject to change based on weather conditions.\n\nAir Tahiti operates scheduled flights typically 2-3 times a week, with the journey taking approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Ground transportation on Rimatara is limited and typically requires pre-arrangement with your accommodation. Bicycles and scooters are the most popular ways to explore the island and can often be rented directly from your guesthouse. A unique tip for travelers is to enjoy the stunning aerial views of Rimatara's circular reef and the vibrant lagoon during takeoff and landing.\n\nSome flights may include a short stop in neighboring islands like Rurutu (RUR). Most of the island's small family-run pensions and guesthouses provide complimentary pickup services for their guests, so always coordinate your arrival in advance. Be prepared with French Pacific Francs (XPF) for all local expenses, as there are no ATMs on the island and credit card acceptance is very limited.",
  "country": "French Polynesia",
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  "flight_search_affiliate_link": "https://book.beatthatflight.com.au/?currency=XPF",
  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "Air Tahiti typically flies to RMT only 2-3 times a week; check schedules carefully.",
    "Pre-arrange your pension pickup; there are no taxis waiting at the terminal.",
    "Carry sufficient XPF cash; there are no ATMs or banks on the island.",
    "The 100-minute flight from Papeete offers spectacular views of the Austral archipelago.",
    "Arrive 45-60 minutes before your flight; security and check-in are very fast and informal."
  ],
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  "hotel_affiliate_link": "https://book.beatthatflight.com.au/?currency=XPF",
  "iataCode": "RMT",
  "icao": "NTAM",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "May 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
  "latitude": -22.6256,
  "layover_planner_info": "Minimal terminal amenities. Explore the nearby village of Amaru or visit a local woodcarving workshop during layovers.",
  "longitude": -152.801,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 30,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 60,
  "mct_interline": 90,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 60,
  "mct_international_to_international": 75,
  "missed_connection_help": "Contact Air Tahiti at the terminal counter or coordinate with your guesthouse host for assistance.",
  "name": "Rimatara Airport",
  "region": "Oceania",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "PPT",
      "name": "Faa'a International Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "RUR",
      "name": "Rurutu Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "TUB",
      "name": "Tubuai \u2013 Mataura Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "VHZ",
      "name": "Vahitahi Airport"
    }
  ],
  "terminal_info": "Rimatara Airport (RMT) is the aviation link for the smallest inhabited island in the Austral archipelago, and that alone gives it a different role from the busier domestic airports of French Polynesia. The airfield opened in the 2000s to provide regular air access to an island that had long depended on much slower sea connections, and the runway remains a straightforward single-strip facility sized for Air Tahiti\u2019s inter-island turboprop service rather than for heavy traffic or large-aircraft operations. On approach, the airport feels inseparable from the island itself: Rimatara is small enough that the reef, village landscape, and cultivated interior are already visible as part of the arrival experience before the terminal comes into view.\n\nThe terminal building is correspondingly modest. This is not a place with layered commercial zones, brand-name lounges, or much separation between landside and airside life. Instead, the airport works like a practical outer-island terminal with a compact waiting space, manual processing, and short on-foot boarding typical of French Polynesia\u2019s regional network. The effect is more communal than anonymous. When a flight is on the ground, the terminal becomes the island\u2019s temporary connection point to Tahiti and the rest of the Australs; outside those moments, it returns to being a very quiet local facility rather than a constantly active transport hub.\n\nWhat makes RMT especially distinctive is the way the airport sits within Rimatara\u2019s preserved island identity. Air Tahiti markets the island around its intact Austral character and the presence of the rare 'ura, or Kuhl\u2019s lorikeet, which is closely associated with Rimatara. That matters because arriving at this airport is not just a transport movement into a remote French territory; it is entry into a small, ecologically and culturally specific island community. The terminal therefore feels less like a generic tropical outstation and more like a deliberately simple threshold to a place where the scale of the island, the infrequency of flights, and the island-first pace of life are still very visible.",
  "terminal_map_url": "https://www.tahiti-aeroport.pf/en/rimatara-airport"
}