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Fiji Arrival Airports: Which Airport to Fly into Fiji 🛬

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What Airport Do You Fly into for Fiji?

All getaways to Fiji start with booking a flight, but where should you book a flight to? We’ll go over some advice in this guide to which airport to arrive in Fiji!

There are two international airports in Fiji, taking in arrivals from New Zealand, Australia, the US, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and many of the South Pacific Islands. You might decide on which airport to arrive in in Fiji depending on which destination you’re coming from, as well as which arrival destination in Fiji sounds like the best to you. This guide will outline which airports you can arrive in from various destinations.

Spoiler alert: Nadi International Airport receives 97% of Fiji’s international flights, so chances are, you might want to fly there.

The Fiji Airports

Fiji has 28 airports and airfields across its 333 islands, two of which are international airports. While not a complete list of airports, Fiji’s international airport, therefore the ones you are most likely to fly into, are as follows:

Fiji International Airports

Learn more about Fiji’s domestic airports in What Are the Airports in Fiji?

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Which Airport to Arrive in Fiji from Australia

Some of the most frequent flights available to Fiji from overseas is from Australia with regular flights from Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra. These flights only land in Fiji’s main international airport, Nadi International Airport.

Nadi International Airport (NAN)

Flights from Australia land at Nadi International Airport, which is Fiji’s busiest airport with frequent domestic flights to other islands in Fiji, as well as to New Zealand, the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the South Pacific Islands of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Tonga.

Nadi Airport is approximately 15 km (9 mi) from Port Denarau, where travellers can also connect to ferry services to the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands. Otherwise, Nadi town has its own selection of hotels and attractions just a short drive from the airport. Learn more about Nadi in The Complete Guide to Nadi.

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Which Airport to Arrive in Fiji from New Zealand

Air New Zealand and Fiji Airways operate regular flights between Auckland, New Zealand and Fiji, only landing at Fiji’s main airport in Nadi. Fiji Airways also operates flights between Wellington, Christchurch and Nadi. Learn more about these airlines and more than fly directly to Fiji in Which Airlines Fly to Fiji?

Nadi International Airport (NAN)

Flights from New Zealand land at Nadi International Airport, which has frequent domestic flights to Fiji’s outer islands and across Viti Levu to Suva. Nadi Airport is also connected to Australia, the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the South Pacific Islands of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Tonga.

The airport is 15 km (9 m) from Port Denarau, where travellers can also connect to ferry services to the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands. Alternatively, resorts in Nadi are a short drive from the airport, while the popular Coral Coast is approximately 55 km (34 mi) away. For more driving distances, take a look at The Driving Times in Fiji You Need to Know.

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Which Airport to Arrive in Fiji from the South Pacific Islands

Fiji is one of the main travel hubs of the South Pacific, especially with Nadi International Airport accepting flights from the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Nauru, Tonga, Samoa, Hawaii, Kiribati, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, French Polynesia and Vanuatu. Accepting South Pacific flights is also where Fiji’s other international airport, Nausori International Airport, comes in with flights from Tuvalu.

Nadi International Airport (NAN)

Most flights from the South Pacific Islands that come to Fiji land at Nadi International Airport, which also has connecting flights to other islands in Fiji, as well as international flights to New Zealand, Australia, the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the South Pacific Islands of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Tonga.

Nadi Airport is approximately 15 km (9 mi) from Port Denarau, where travellers can also connect to ferry services to the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands. Otherwise, Nadi town has its own selection of hotels and attractions just a short drive from the airport. Learn more about Nadi in The Complete Guide to Nadi.

Nausori International Airport (SUV)

Flights from Funafuti, Tuvalu also land in Nausori International Airport on Fiji’s mainland, 22 km (13 mi) from Fiji’s capital, Suva. Domestic flights from Nausori Airport connect to Nadi and many of the other islands in Fiji, while ferry transport to the outer islands is also available in Suva.

As the capital of Fiji, Suva is also an interesting travel destination in itself, which you can learn more about in The Complete Guide to Suva. Learn more about the airport in our guide, What are the Airports in Fiji?

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Which Airport to Arrive in Fiji from Asia

Fiji Airways operates flights between Nadi International Airport and Hong Kong, Tokyo (Japan) and Singapore. Take a look at approximate flight times between these destinations in What are the Flight Times to Fiji?

Nadi International Airport (NAN)

All flights from Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore land at Nadi International Airport, which has frequent domestic flights to Fiji’s outer islands and across Viti Levu to Suva. Nadi Airport is also connected to New Zealand, Australia, the US, Canada and the South Pacific Islands of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Tonga.

The airport is 15 km (9 m) from Port Denarau, where travellers can also connect to ferry services to the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands. Alternatively, resorts in Nadi are a short drive from the airport, while the popular Coral Coast is approximately 55 km (34 mi) away. For more driving distances, take a look at The Driving Times in Fiji You Need to Know.

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Which Airport to Arrive in Fiji from the USA and Canada

Fiji Airways operates direct flights between Los Angeles and San Fransisco in the US, Vancouver in Canada and Nadi International Airport, as well as from Honolulu in Hawaii. Learn more about flights times between these destinations in What are the Flight Times to Fiji?

Nadi International Airport (NAN)

All flights from the US and Canada land at Nadi International Airport, which also has connecting flights to other islands in Fiji, as well as international flights to New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and the South Pacific Islands of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Tonga.

Nadi Airport is approximately 15 km (9 mi) from Port Denarau, where travellers can also connect to ferry services to the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands. Otherwise, Nadi town has its own selection of hotels and attractions just a short drive from the airport. Learn more about Nadi in The Complete Guide to Nadi.

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Arriving from Elsewhere…

Those travelling from elsewhere in the world will need to get a connecting flight from either New Zealand, Australia or the US.

Auckland Airport (New Zealand), Sydney Airport (Australia) and Los Angeles (US) are the best-connected airports to other international destinations, while also offering daily flights to Fiji, which generally makes them the best option if you need to do a stopover.

For approximate flight times between long-haul destinations and Fiji, head over to What are the Flight Times to Fiji?

More About Arrival Airports in Fiji

That’s it for our guide to the arrival airports in Fiji and which airport to fly into for Fiji. For more about the flight to Fiji, take a look at more of our insightful guides:

Finally, if there’s anything we’ve missed, you’re likely to find it in How to Get to Fiji and our Fiji Transport Guide: 10 Ways to Get Around Fiji.

Author

Robin C.

This article was reviewed and published by Robin, the co-founder of Fiji Pocket Guide. He has lived, worked and travelled across 16 different countries before settling in the South Pacific, so he knows a thing or two about planning the perfect trip in this corner of the world. Robin is also the co-founder of several other South Pacific travel guides and is a regular host of webinars with the South Pacific Tourism Organisation.

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