The airport is 1,652 km (1,027 mi) from Tahiti and is classified as a territorial aerodrome.

Its only commercial service is to Tahiti's Fa'a'ā International Airport on Tuesdays.

[2][3] Totegegie Airport is crucial in its role as the outside world's link to Pitcairn Island.

One of the few ways a traveler can reach Pitcairn is to fly to Tahiti, then to Totegegie.

The same year, a DC-6 performed weekly service between Totegegie, Mururoa and Papeete.