Fakarava Airport — , French Polynesia

FAV is Fakarava Airport, serving the atoll of Fakarava in French Polynesia's Tuamotu Archipelago, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve known for its pristine lagoon and renowned scuba diving, particularly the dramatic shark-filled Tumakohua Pass. The airport is small, reflecting the atoll's limited population and its identity as a niche diving and eco-tourism destination rather than a mass-market resort area. Flights to FAV typically connect through Tahiti's main international airport, making it part of a broader network of small Tuamotu island airstrips serving the region's scattered coral atolls. Air access is essential here, since the remote, low-lying atoll has no other practical means of connection to the outside world.