Fitiuta Airport
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Fitiuta Airport is a public airport
located in Fiti‘uta
, a village on the island of Ta‘ū
in American Samoa
, an unincorporated territory of the United States
. The airport is owned by Government of American Samoa.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, Fitiuta Airport is assigned FAQ by the FAA and FTI by the IATA (which assigned FAQ to Frieda River Airport
in Papua New Guinea
). The airport's ICAO
identifier is NSFQ.
designated 12/30 which measures 3,200 x 75 ft. (975 x 23 m). For 12-month period ending December 31, 2002, the airport had 2,832 aircraft operations, an average of 7 per day, 100% of which were air taxi
flights.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Fiti‘uta
Fitiuta, American Samoa
Fitiuta, also known as Fiti‘uta, is a town on the northeast coast of Ta‘ū island, one of the Manu‘a Islands in American Samoa. According to the US Census of 2000, Fitiuta had a population of 358, down from 454 in 1990. The town has two shops, a hotel and a church, which was recently built...
, a village on the island of Ta‘ū
Tau, American Samoa
Ta‘ū is the largest island in the Manu‘a Group and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. Ta‘ū 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 unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
, an unincorporated territory of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is owned by Government of American Samoa.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, Fitiuta Airport is assigned FAQ by the FAA and FTI by the IATA (which assigned FAQ to Frieda River Airport
Frieda River Airport
Frieda River Airport is an airfield serving the Frieda River area in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the border between the provinces of West Sepik and East Sepik. The area has a gold and copper mine known as the Frieda River Project...
in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
). The airport's ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
identifier is NSFQ.
Facilities and aircraft
Fitiuta Airport has one paved runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 12/30 which measures 3,200 x 75 ft. (975 x 23 m). For 12-month period ending December 31, 2002, the airport had 2,832 aircraft operations, an average of 7 per day, 100% of which were air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
flights.
External links
- National Park Service map of the Manu‘a Islands showing location of Fiti‘uta village and airport on the island of Ta‘ū.
- Resources for this airport: