Tau Airport

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Coordinates: 14°13′45″S 169°30′40″W / -14.22917, -169.51111

Tau Airport
IATA: TAV – ICAO: none – FAA: HI36
Summary
Airport type		Private
Owner		Private Individuals
Location		Tau, American Samoa
Elevation AMSL		185 ft / 56 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
18/36	2,170	661	Coral
Statistics (1989)
Aircraft operations			4,380
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

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. There is also a public-use airport called Fitiuta Airport located in the village of Fiti‘uta on the northeast portion of the island.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Tau Airport covers an area of 4 acres (2 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, 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]