Makemo Airport — Makemo, French Polynesia

MKP identifies Makemo Airport, located on Makemo atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. The airport serves this remote coral atoll community, providing the primary link between Makemo and Tahiti given the vast distances of open ocean separating the scattered Tuamotu islands. MKP supports pearl farming, a major economic activity in the Tuamotus, along with limited tourism from visitors seeking an authentic, less-developed Polynesian atoll experience away from Bora Bora and Moorea's crowds. Air Tahiti operates the connecting flights, and the airport's short runway is typical of the small island airstrips scattered throughout this remote Pacific archipelago.