AviatDataMaré Airport MEE / NWWR
Maré, Loyalty Islands · France · Province des Îles Loyauté (aerodrome owner and manager; outer-island fields in New Caledonia were transferred from the French State to provincial control); Direction de l'Aviation Civile de Nouvelle-Calédonie (DAC-NC) is the territory-wide civil aviation safety regulator and air-navigation-services authority, not a dedicated commercial airport-management company.
61kpax · 2011
Limited hours
ICAO / IATANWWR / MEE
OperatorProvince des Îles Loyauté (aerodrome owner and manager; outer-island fields in New Caledonia were transferred from the French State to provincial control); Direction de l'Aviation Civile de Nouvelle-Calédonie (DAC-NC) is the territory-wide civil aviation safety regulator and air-navigation-services authority, not a dedicated commercial airport-management company.
Coordinates21.4817°S, 168.0375°E
Elevation141 ft · 43 m
Time zoneNCT (UTC+11, no DST)
Passengers / yr60,678 (2011)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceNWWR — AIP France Outre-mer, PAC-N (Nouvelle-Calédonie), AD 2 NWWR
Operating hoursNo H24 operations. Unstaffed-tower, AFIS-type field with daylight-only VFR ops tied to the scheduled Air Calédonie/Air Oceania ATR and Twin Otter rotations; no published fixed opening hours or night capability confirmed.
TerminalsSingle small domestic terminal building; apron parking only, no jet bridges.
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 1,250 m / 4,101 ft · 30 m wide · Asphalt
Single-runway (13/31, 1,250m asphalt, no ILS) day-VFR field for ATR42/72 and Twin Otter turboprops only, with no on-field fuel confirmed. Maré is the sole gateway airport for Maré island in the Loyalty Islands. Since 2 March 2026 Air Calédonie moved its whole inter-island network, including Maré, from Nouméa-Magenta to Nouméa-La Tontouta following operational disruptions in Nouméa, so planners should route connections through La Tontouta rather than the historic Magenta hub. The 60,678 pax figure is 2011 data, 15 years old as of 2026 — it predates the 2024 civil unrest and the 2026 Magenta-to-Tontouta shift by well over a decade and should be read only as evidence the field once cleared the 50,000-passenger mark, not as a picture of current traffic. New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands air links have been severely and repeatedly disrupted since the 2024 civil unrest, with 2025 domestic traffic across all NC islands running at roughly a third of 2024 levels per Air Calédonie, so current Maré volumes are almost certainly well below even this dated figure.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Air Calédonie
Self-handled, Air Calédonie — the carrier holds the sales/ground office (agence Maré, billetterie de l'aéroport de la Roche) at Maré-La Roche aerodrome (agency phone •••) and runs its own check-in, ramp and turnaround for its ATR72 rotations between Nouméa-Magenta and the Loyalty Islands; no third-party handler identified.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
Air Océania (formerly Air Loyauté)
Independent Loyalty Islands carrier authorised by the New Caledonian government to operate scheduled service to Maré from Magenta (alongside Ouvéa and Tiga); presumed to self-handle its own turnarounds at this small AFIS field, but no separate ground-handling contract or agent is documented — unconfirmed.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Air Calédonie
In-house freight service; Air Calédonie's fret/cargo network explicitly covers Maré (Magenta freight counter handling Maré/Lifou parcels Mon/Wed/Fri), including perishables, dangerous-goods handling and equipment rental (coolers, animal cages); freight booking •••.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Province des Îles Loyauté — Direction Générale des Services de Maré (DGSM)
As aerodrome operator the Province is the entity legally responsible for passenger and checked-baggage screening under French civil-aviation-security rules; no separately named private screening contractor was found for this field — unconfirmed.
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Passenger & crew transport
Available · 5 providers
Diassen Location
Car rental serving Maré-La Roche airport passengers; no rental counter inside the terminal — vehicles are pre-booked and delivered to the airport, per the airport's own visitor-services listing.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
ETTM
Car rental serving Maré-La Roche airport passengers; vehicles pre-booked and delivered to the airport (no on-site counter), per the airport's visitor-services listing.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
Golf Location
Car rental serving Maré-La Roche airport passengers; vehicles pre-booked and delivered to the airport (no on-site counter), per the airport's visitor-services listing.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
Olalic Location
Car rental based at Nécé, Tadine, Maré (confirmed via New Caledonia Tourism's official listing at Nécé, BP 217, Tadine); explicitly offers vehicle delivery and pickup at Laroche airfield (4-vehicle fleet, unlimited mileage, insurance included), per its Destination Îles Loyauté and Nouvelle-Calédonie Tourisme listings.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
Vent du Nord Transport
Private shuttle/transport operator serving Maré-La Roche airport transfers, per the airport's own visitor-services contact listing (also reachable on •••).
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Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Province des Îles Loyauté — Direction Générale des Services de Maré (DGSM)
Provincial airport authority; the DGSM's port-et-aérodrome bureau owns and operates Maré-La Roche aerodrome infrastructure, one of three fields run directly by the Province des Îles Loyauté (with Tiga and Ouvéa-Ouloup), including staffing the aerodrome fire/rescue service (SSLIA) — recruited post 'Pompier d'aérodrome Maré-DGSM'.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
Direction de l'Aviation Civile de Nouvelle-Calédonie (DAC-NC)
Territorial civil aviation authority; supplies AFIS (Aerodrome Flight Information Service) and air-navigation/safety oversight at Maré as a subcontracted service to the Province, consistent with DAC-NC's documented role providing air-navigation services to the provincial aerodromes; the specific AFIS/relay frequencies cited in the source draft (121.100 MHz / 125.100 MHz) could not be independently verified.
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Verified 13 days ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
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