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Tau Airport is a privately-owned, private-use airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
 located one mile (2 km) southeast of the village of Ta‘u on the island of Ta‘u
Tau, American Samoa

Ta?u is the largest island in the Manua and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. Ta?u is part of American Samoa. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun....
 in American Samoa
American Samoa

American Samoa is an Territories of the United States of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa....
, an unincorporated territory of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
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The village and airport are located in the northwest corner of Ta‘u island. There is also a public-use airport called Fitiuta Airport
Fitiuta Airport

Fitiuta Airport is a public airport located in Fitiuta, American Samoa, a village on the island of Tau, American Samoa in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States....
 located in the village of Fiti‘uta
Fitiuta, American Samoa

Fitiuta, also known as Fiti?uta, is a town on the northeast coast of Tau, American Samoa island, one of the Manua in American Samoa. According to the United States Census, 2000, Fitiuta had a population of 358, down from 454 in 1990....
 on the northeast portion of the island.

Airport covers an area of 4 acre
Acre

The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
s (2 ha
Hectare

A hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for surveying.The hectare is used in most countries around the world, especially in domains concerned with land ownership, land planning, and land management, including law , agriculture, forestry, and town planning....
) which contains one runway
Runway

A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can Takeoff and landing. Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface ....
 (18/36) measuring 2,170 x 100 ft (661 x 30 m).






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Tau Airport is a privately-owned, private-use airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
 located one mile (2 km) southeast of the village of Ta‘u on the island of Ta‘u
Tau, American Samoa

Ta?u is the largest island in the Manua and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. Ta?u is part of American Samoa. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun....
 in American Samoa
American Samoa

American Samoa is an Territories of the United States of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa....
, an unincorporated territory of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
.

The village and airport are located in the northwest corner of Ta‘u island. There is also a public-use airport called Fitiuta Airport
Fitiuta Airport

Fitiuta Airport is a public airport located in Fitiuta, American Samoa, a village on the island of Tau, American Samoa in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States....
 located in the village of Fiti‘uta
Fitiuta, American Samoa

Fitiuta, also known as Fiti?uta, is a town on the northeast coast of Tau, American Samoa island, one of the Manua in American Samoa. According to the United States Census, 2000, Fitiuta had a population of 358, down from 454 in 1990....
 on the northeast portion of the island.

Facilities and aircraft

Tau Airport covers an area of 4 acre
Acre

The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
s (2 ha
Hectare

A hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for surveying.The hectare is used in most countries around the world, especially in domains concerned with land ownership, land planning, and land management, including law , agriculture, forestry, and town planning....
) which contains one runway
Runway

A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can Takeoff and landing. Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface ....
 (18/36) measuring 2,170 x 100 ft (661 x 30 m). The runway surface is compacted coral in the center , with the rest of runway composed of dirt and grass.

According to the most recent 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
General aviation

General aviation is one of two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military aviation and scheduled air transport flights, both private aviation and commercial aviation....
 and 33% air taxi
Air taxi

An air taxi is a for-hire passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis. It can be used to mean air charter, or the use of very light jets ....
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  • showing location of Ta‘u village on the island of Ta‘u.


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