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NSTU Tafuna/Pago Pago International Airport
Pago Pago, American Samoa


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: PPG
Lat/Long: 14-19-53.9840S 170-42-41.4110W
14-19.899733S 170-42.690183W
-14.3316622,-170.7115031
(estimated)
Elevation: 31.2 ft. / 9.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 12E (1990)
From city: 3 miles SW of PAGO PAGO, AS
Time zone: UTC -11 (year round; does not observe DST)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1956
Control tower: no
ARTCC: AUCKLAND OCEANIC FIR CENTER
FSS: HONOLULU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PPG (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted, LGTD WIND CONE 800' FROM THR & 240' SE RWY 05 CNTRLN.
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MALSR RWY 05; PAPI RWYS 05 & 23; HIRL RWYS 05/23 & 08/26; TWY LGTS FREQ - 118.3.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes
Fire and rescue: ARFF index C

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT: 127.925 (684-699-0179)
  • FOR IFR CLEARANCES CONTACT FALEOLO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL UNIT PHONE (685) 42050 OR PRIMARY APCH FREQ 118.1, SECONDARY APCH FREQ 118.5; HF FREQ 6.553.
  • CHRISTCHURCH NZ NOF IS ISSUING AGENCY FOR PAGO PAGO INTL NOTAMS CTC NR 64 33581688.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TUT at fieldPAGO PAGO VORTAC112.5012E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PAGO PAGOat field40312ETUT - ..- -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100 JET-A1+
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 10001 x 150 ft. / 3048 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 60 /F/A/W/T
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 170.0
Double tandem: 250.0
Dual double tandem: 600.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 14-20.430518S14-19.607925S
Longitude: 170-43.514080W170-42.043527W
Elevation: 31.2 ft.8.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 048 magnetic, 060 true228 magnetic, 240 true
Displaced threshold: 1002 ft.790 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:9200 TODA:10000 ASDA:9200 LDA:8200TORA:10000 TODA:10000 ASDA:10000 LDA:9200
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 446 ft. hill, lighted, 12200 ft. from runway, 1000 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear8 ft. fence, lighted, 300 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
RY 23 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3801 x 100 ft. / 1159 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 45 /F/A/W/T
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 150.0
Double tandem: 230.0
Dual double tandem: 550.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 14-19.585433S14-19.585177S
Longitude: 170-42.779272W170-42.134933W
Elevation: 8.1 ft.4.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 078 magnetic, 090 true258 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: GOVT OF AMERICAN SAMOA
DEPT OF PORT ADMIN, BOX 1539
PAGO PAGO, AS 96799
Phone 684-633-4251
PAGO PAGO IS OWNED BY THE AMERICAN SAMOA GOVT AND IS OPERATED BY THE PORT ADMINISTRATION, PORT DIRECTOR, PHONE 684-258-5464.
Manager: TAVITA S FUIMAONO
1539 AIRPORT WAY P.O. BOX 1539, P.O. BOX 1539
PAGO PAGO, AS 96799
Phone 684-733-3154
PHONE NUMBER 685-42530 FALEOLO TOWER FOR IFR 126.9,118.1,118.5

Additional Remarks

A57-08 APCH RATIO FOR OLOTELE MTN 11:1.
PERMLY LGTD & MKD 226' TWR ATOP MT ALAVA 4.3SM NNE ARPT.
FOR NOTAM CONTACT NEW ZEALAND (643) 358-1688 FSS: NEW ZEALAND
ALL FLTS (EXCP SKED) PRIOR PMSN FROM AMGR WITH 24 HRS PRIOR NOTICE.
SEA SPRAY FM SURF & BLOW HOLES MAY DRIFT ACRS RWY 05/23 UNDER ROUGH SEA CONDS.
ALL ACFT TRANSITING PAGO PAGO (EXCP COMMERCIAL CARRIERS) MUST MAKE FUEL ARRANGEMENTS WITH PPG AT 684-733-3158.
OLOTELE MT 1617 FT MSL 3.5 MILES WEST OF THLD RY 08.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 26 December 2024 at 0901Z to 23 January 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 05   download (312KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (270KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (244KB)
VOR OR TACAN-B   download (230KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (148KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (50KB)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-11)
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Morning civil twilight05:3216:32
Sunrise05:5616:56
Sunset18:5205:52
Evening civil twilight19:1606:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Dec-2024 21:44:28
Local (UTC-11)  26-Dec-2024 10:44:28
 
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