Tau Airport

Tau Airport
IATA:TAV ICAO:none FAALID:HI36
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Private Individuals
Location	Tau, American Samoa,United States
ElevationAMSL	56 m / 185 ft
Coordinates	14°13′45″S169°30′40″W
Map
TAV
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 661 2,170 Coral
Statistics (1989)
Aircraft operations 4,380
Source:Federal Aviation Administration

Tau Airport(IATA:TAV,FAALID:HI36) was a privately owned, private-useairportlocated 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi) southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island ofTa‘ūinAmerican Samoa,anunincorporated territoryof theUnited States.The airport was located in the northwest corner of Ta‘ū island. Tau Airport was deactivated in 1990, and was replaced byFitiuta 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 1.6hectares(4acres) and had onerunway(18/36) measuring 661 m × 30 m (2,170 ft × 100 ft). The runway surface was compacted coral in the center 15 meters (50 ft), 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 aviationand 33%air taxi.

External links

• National Park Service map of the Manu‘a Islandsshowing location of Ta‘ū village on the island of Ta‘ū.
• Resources for this airport:
  • Airport information for HI36at AirNav
  • Accident history for TAVatAviation Safety Network