thumb|Air Rarotonga [[Embraer 110 at Rarotonga International Airport (2012)]]
thumb|Air Rarotonga [[Saab 340 on the tarmac at Rarotonga International Airport]]
thumb|Air Rarotonga route map as of February 2008
Air Rarotonga is an airline based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It is the flag carrier of the country, known by its slogan 'the Airline of the Cook Islands'. It operates inter-island and regional scheduled services throughout the Cook Islands and to Tahiti. It also operates chartered flights to French Polynesia, Niue, Samoa, Kiribati and Tonga. Its headquarters and hub is at Rarotonga International Airport.
History
The airline was established in February 1978 and started operations in July 1978 with a Cessna 337 aircraft. The company is owned by three private investors. More than 70,000 passengers travel between its island destinations each year.
Destinations
The following is a list of destinations Air Rarotonga flies to as part of its scheduled services, .
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!City
!Country
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!Airport
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|Aitutaki||||align=center|AIT||align=center|NCAI||Aitutaki Airport||align=center|
Fleet
As of October 2019, the Air Rarotonga fleet includes the following aircraft.
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!Aircraft
!Total
!Orders
!Passengers<br />(Economy)
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|Saab 340B+
| style="text-align:center;"|2 (as of August 2025)
| style="text-align:center;"|0
| style="text-align:center;"|34
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|Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|0
| style="text-align:center;"|15
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|Cessna Citation II
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0
| style="text-align:center;"|8
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|Cessna 172
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0
| style="text-align:center;"|3
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|Total
!6
!0
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The airline added its first jet, the Cessna Citation II, to their fleet in February 2017.