Nouméa Magenta Airport (; ) is a domestic airport on the main island of New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The airport is east-northeast of the city centre of Nouméa, the capital, approximately southeast of La Tontouta International Airport. In 2017, 428,679 passengers used the airport.
Air Calédonie has its head office on the airport property."Renouvellement de Carte Résident ." Air Calédonie. Retrieved on 8 October 2009. "Aérodrome de Magenta - BP 212 98845 Nouméa - Nouvelle Calédonie""Air Calédonie Contacts." Air Calédonie. Retrieved on 2 October 2009.
In November 2025, the government of New Caledonia announced that the airport will close in March 2026, with all flights shifted to La Tontouta Airport.
History
1931: First biplane flight on the beach in Magenta, located on the east coast of Nouméa. 1934: Creation of . 1942: Arrival of the Poppy Force, a US Army division commanded by General Alexander Patch, making New Caledonia one of the main Pacific airbases for the US Army. A military airfield is built along the beach in Magenta by Seabees of Naval Construction Battalion 11 on the site of a former racetrack. 1956: Opening of the airfield to civilian air traffic, two years after the creation of Transpac, the first domestic New Caledonian airline and forerunner of , which has regular flights between Nouméa, the Isle of Pines and the Loyalty Islands. 1970s: Construction of the first terminal, with a capacity of 100,000 people. 2001: Completion and opening of the new terminal, increasing capacity to over 300,000 people.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
See also
Nouméa-La Tontouta Airport List of airports in New Caledonia
References
External links
Official site (French)