Faa'a
District of Faaa
in Îles du Vent, French Polynesia
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -17.550 and -149.600 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -17° 32' 59" and W -149° 36' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - XPF
- Spoken languages:
- French, Tahitian
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 12:24 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- UTC/GMT offset: -9 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:18 am and 5:31 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 18.133 and 30.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Abu Qussi - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to French Polynesia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning French Polynesia. Last Update: 2024-05-21 08:19:37
Discover Faa'a
The district Faa'a of Faaa in Îles du Vent is a district in French Polynesia a little south-west of Papeete, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Papeete, Uturoa, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 28% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024
26°C (79 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 23rd of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Friday, 24th of May 2024
26°C (80 °F)
26°C (80 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Le Meridien Tahiti
InterContinental Hotels RESORT TAHITI
Sofitel Tahiti Maeva Beach Resort
Videos from this area
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L'Enfer du midi - (Paquet aéroport Faaa - déc 13)
Course de va'a inter entreprise sur la plateforme aéroportuaire de TAHITI Faa'a - Décembre 2013.
Avion 4 Atterissage
Grand tour en avion avec Arthur et Julien, et Mounir aux commandes. Au programme : survol de Tahiti et de Moorea. Vraiment un "must to do" ! Partie 4 : l'att...
Avion 1 Décollage
Grand tour en avion avec Arthur et Julien, et Mounir aux commandes. Au programme : survol de Tahiti et de Moorea. Vraiment un "must to do" ! Partie 1 : le dé...
Avion 2 Tahiti
Grand tour en avion avec Arthur et Julien, et Mounir aux commandes. Au programme : survol de Tahiti et de Moorea. Vraiment un "must to do" ! Partie 2 : le su...
Our Sofitel hotel in Tahiti and Air France Boeing 747 departure
Sofitel Papette, Air France flight out Tahiti, 2001.
![preview picture of video '[FSX] NTAA RWY22 VOR Approach'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Bfe5fkX25yc/mqdefault.jpg "'[FSX] NTAA RWY22 VOR Approach'")
[FSX] NTAA RWY22 VOR Approach
Generated with Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Special thanks to Thomas Ruth as the greatest A332 model. Here's URL of the AC A332 F-OHSD texture including main.dds, wing_l.dds, and wing_r.dds....
Haka marquisien camp de Faa'a décembre 2013
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Sauvegarde du fare potee du collège : un bel élan de solidarité en ce temps de Noël.
Katana Karate Do Tahiti
Nouvelle salle de Karaté à Faa'a.
Sortie entre collègues - HD 720P
Petite sortie à Faa'a avec Paul sur le lagon de Faa'a. Peu de vidéos parce que mes boitiers ont pris la buée vachement vite :/ Musique : RANGITEA Fa'ahe'e.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas country (pays d'outre-mer) of the French Republic. It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory. Although not an integral part of its territory, Clipperton Island was administered from French Polynesia until 2007.
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui
Stade Pater is a multi-use stadium in Pirae, Tahiti, in French Polynesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10,000.
Notre Dame Cathedral, Papeete
Notre Dame Cathedral (French: Cathédrale de Papeete Notre-Dame de L'Immaculée Conception) is a late 19th century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Papeete. It is located close to the waterfront esplanade of the the capital city on the rue du Général de Gaulle. The construction of the cathedral began in the middle of the 19th century and it opened in 1875.
Moorea Airport
Moorea Airport (French: Aéroport de Moorea) is an airport serving the island of Moorea in French Polynesia. It is also known as Temae Airport or Moorea Temae Airport for its location near the village of Temae in northeastern Moorea. The airport is located 7.5 km northeast of Afareitu, the island's main village. It is also 15 km west of the island of Tahiti. The airport opened on October 6, 1967.
Air Moorea Flight 1121
On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121, operated on an Air Moorea de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter airplane, crashed shortly after taking off from Temae Airport on Moorea island in French Polynesia; the plane was bound for Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport. According to the official report by Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile, all 20 occupants, 19 passengers and one crew member, died. Two of the passengers were European Union officials.
Pan Am Flight 816
Flight PA 816 was an international flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, United States, via Tahiti, French Polynesia. It was operated by a Pan Am Boeing 707-321B bearing the registration N417PA and named Clipper Winged Racer. On July 22, 1973, at 10:06 P.M. local time, the Boeing 707 took off from Faa'a International Airport in Papeete. Thirty seconds after takeoff, the airliner carrying 79 passengers and crew crashed into the sea.
Musée de Tahiti et des Îles
The Musée de Tahiti et des Îles ("Museum of Tahiti and the Islands"), Tahitian Te Fare Manaha, is a Polynesian ethnographic museum in the village of Punaauia on Tahiti. The museum was founded in 1974 to conserve and restore Polynesian artifacts and cultural practices. It has signed cooperation agreements with the Musée du quai Branly, which has greater resources for staging public expositions.
Bombardment of Papeete
The Bombardment of Papeete occurred in French Polynesia when German warships attacked on 22 September 1914, during World War I. The German armoured cruisers SMS Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered the port of Papeete on the island of Tahiti and sank the French gunboat Zélée and freighter Walkure before bombarding the town's fortifications. French shore batteries and a gunboat resisted the German intrusion, but were greatly outgunned.
Stade Hamuta
Stade Hamuta is a multi-use stadium in Papeete, Tahiti, in French Polynesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of AS Manu-Ura of the Tahiti Division Fédérale. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Faaa.
Papeete: Port de Pape'ete, Papeete (source)
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