Mataiva Airport — , French Polynesia

Mataiva Airport, given the code MVT, is a small airstrip on Mataiva, one of the northwestern Tuamotu Islands in French Polynesia. The atoll is sparsely populated, and the airport exists primarily to connect this remote coral island to Tahiti and other Tuamotu destinations via small aircraft operated by regional carriers like Air Tahiti. Mataiva is notable for its distinctive lagoon, divided into a checkerboard pattern of interconnected pools, which draws a modest number of adventurous travelers and researchers. MVT's runway is unpaved or minimally developed, reflecting the light traffic typical of such outer-island airstrips. Flights are infrequent, often scheduled only a few times per week, making MVT one of the quieter airports in French Polynesia's extensive island-hopping network.