Tau Airport Explained

Tau Airport
Iata:TAV
Icao:none
Faa:HI36
Type:Private
Owner:Private Individuals
Location:Tau, American Samoa, United States
Coordinates:-14.2292°N -169.5111°W
Elevation-F:185
Elevation-M:56
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:2,170
R1-Length-M:661
R1-Surface:Coral
Metric-Rwy:yes
Metric-Elev:yes
Stat-Year:1989
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:4,380
Pushpin Map:American Samoa
Pushpin Label:TAV
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Tau Airport was a privately owned, private-use airport located 1.6km (01miles) southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island of Ta‘ū in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States. The airport was located in the northwest corner of Ta‘ū island. Tau Airport was deactivated in 1990, and was replaced by Fitiuta Airport, located on the northeast side of the island. Satellite imagery from 2015 does not appear to show any remnants of the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Tau Airport previously covered an area of 4lk=onNaNlk=on and had one runway (18/36) measuring . The runway surface was compacted coral in the center 50order=flipNaNorder=flip, with the rest of runway composed of dirt and grass.

According to the last issued FAA data, for 12-month period ending March 8, 1989, the airport had 4,380 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 67% general aviation and 33% air taxi.

References

  1. , retrieved 2007-03-15

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