The Network
Air Tahiti covers a network of 47 islands in French Polynesia, an area as large as Europe (5.5 million square kilometers. The nearest island, Moorea is 15 km away from Tahiti and is connected by plane in 7 minutes. The furthest one, Mangareva in the Gambier archipelago, is distant of 1600 km from Tahiti and is connected in about 3h30 (non stop flight).
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