Tau Airport

Tau Airport
IATA: TAV – ICAO: none – FAA LID: HI36
Summary
Airport type Private
Owner Private Individuals
Location Tau, American Samoa
Elevation AMSL 185 ft / 56 m
Coordinates 14°13′45″S 169°30′40″W / 14.22917°S 169.51111°WCoordinates: 14°13′45″S 169°30′40″W / 14.22917°S 169.51111°W
Map
TAV
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,170 661 Coral
Statistics (1989)
Aircraft operations 4,380

Tau Airport (IATA: TAV, FAA LID: HI36) is a privately owned, private-use airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island of Ta‘ū in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States.[1] The village and airport are located in the northwest corner of Ta‘ū island.

Tau Airport is no longer active or in use since the development of Fitiuta Airport, located northeast of Tau Island. See Fitiuta Airport located in the village of Fiti‘uta on the northeast portion of the island for all private and commercial flights in and out of Tau Island.

Facilities and aircraft

Tau Airport previously covered an area of 4 acres (1.6 ha) which contains one runway (18/36) measuring 2,170 x 100 ft (661 x 30 m). The runway surface is compacted coral in the center 50 feet (15 m), with the rest of runway composed of dirt and grass.[1]

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 and 33% air taxi.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for HI36 (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15

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