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Air Rarotonga is an airline based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and is ‘The Airline of the Cook Islands’. It operates inter-island and regional scheduled services throughout the Cook Islands and to Tahiti. It also operates chartered flights to French Polynesia, Niue, Samoa and Tonga.[4] Its main base and hub is Rarotonga International Airport.[5]

Air Rarotonga

IATA ICAO Callsign GZ [1] RAR [2] Rarotonga
Founded	1978
Hubs	Rarotonga International Airport
Fleet size	6
Destinations	9
Headquarters	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Key people	Ewan Smith
Website	www.airraro.com

History

The airline was established in February 1978 and started operations in July 1978 with a Cessna 337 aircraft. The company is owned by three private investors. More than 70,000 passengers travel between its island destinations each year.[6]

Destinations

Following is a list of destinations Air Rarotonga flies to as part of its scheduled services, as of October 2018^[update].[7]

Hub

City	Country	IATA	ICAO	Airport	Refs and Notes
Aitutaki	Cook Islands	AIT	NCAI	Aitutaki Airport	[7]
Atiu	Cook Islands	AIU	NCAT	Enua Airport	[7]
Mangaia	Cook Islands	MGS	NCMG	Mangaia Airport	[7]
Manihiki	Cook Islands	MHX	NCMH	Manihiki Island Airport	[7]
Mauke	Cook Islands	MUK	NCMK	Mauke Airport	[7]
Mitiaro	Cook Islands	MOI	NCMR	Mitiaro Airport	[7]
Penrhyn Island	Cook Islands	PYE	NCPY	Tongareva Airport	[7]
Pukapuka	Cook Islands	PZK	NCPK	Pukapuka Island Airfield	[7]
Tahiti	French Polynesia	PPT	NTAA	Faa'a_International_Airport	[7]
Rarotonga	Cook Islands	RAR	NCRG	Rarotonga International Airport	[7]

Since August 2022 Air Rarotonga operates international flights to Tahiti using their own aircraft.

Previously, the airline codeshared with Air Tahiti on flights between Rarotonga and Tahiti. Air Rarotonga also code shares with Air New Zealand for flights between Rarotonga and Aitutaki with Air Rarotonga being the operator.

The airline also offers scenic flights over Rarotonga and air charter services to neighbouring Pacific Island countries including Tahiti, Niue, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and Kiribati.

The airline also operates air ambulance evacuations from all island airports in the Cook Islands and on to Auckland when required.[8]

Fleet

As of October 2019 the Air Rarotonga fleet includes the following aircraft:[9]

Air Rarotonga Fleet

Aircraft	Total	Orders	Passengers (Economy)
Saab 340B+	2	0	34
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante	2	0	15
Cessna Citation II	1	0	8
Cessna 172	1	0	3
Total	6	0

In February 2016, the airline added its first Jet to their fleet.[10]

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Air Rarotonga

Air Rarotonga ist eine Fluggesellschaft der Cookinseln mit Sitz auf der Hauptinsel Rarotonga und Basis auf dem Flughafen Rarotonga.

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- [en] Air Rarotonga

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[es] Air Rarotonga

Air Rarotonga es una aerolínea con base en Rarotonga, Islas Cook, y es la aerolínea de las Islas Cook. Opera vuelos regulares inter-insulares a través de las Islas Cook. Se operan vuelos chárter a Niue, Samoa y la Polinesia Francesa. Su base principal es el Aeropuerto Internacional de Rarotonga.[2]

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[fr] Air Rarotonga

Air Rarotonga (code AITA : GZ ; code OACI : RAR) est la compagnie aérienne des îles Cook basée à Rarotonga. Elle assure des vols réguliers entre les différentes îles ainsi qu'en direction de Niue, des Samoa et de la Polynésie française. Son aéroport de rattachement est l'aéroport international de Rarotonga.

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[it] Air Rarotonga

Air Rarotonga è la principale compagnia aerea delle isole Cook. Fondata nel 1978, ha la propria sede all'aeroporto di Rarotonga, sull'isola principale dell'arcipelago.[1]

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[ru] Air Rarotonga

Эйр Раротонга (англ. Air Rarotonga) — частная авиакомпания Островов Кука, основанная в 1978 году. Осуществляет регулярные авиаперелёты между 9 островами архипелага Кука (Раротонга, Аитутаки, Атиу, Митиаро, Мауке, Мангаиа, Пенрин, Манихики и Пукапука) и перелёты по требованию на Таити, Ниуэ, Тонга и Самоа[1]. Приписан к Международному аэропорту Раротонга. Ежегодно перевозится до 70 тысяч человек[1].

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