Manihi Airport — , French Polynesia

Manihi Airport serves the atoll of Manihi in French Polynesia's Tuamotu Archipelago, an island renowned for its black pearl cultivation and pristine lagoon diving sites. XMH provides the primary air access point for this remote coral atoll, connecting visitors and residents to Tahiti and other Polynesian islands via regional turboprop flights. The airport features a short runway typical of small Pacific atoll airstrips, built to accommodate light aircraft rather than larger commercial jets given the limited available land. Manihi's pearl farms and turquoise lagoon draw a niche but dedicated tourism market, and the airport remains essential for transporting both visitors and the valuable pearl harvest to broader trade and travel networks.