Ofu Airport

Ofu Airport (IATA: OFU, ICAO: NSAS, FAA LID: Z08) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the village of Ofu on the island of Ofu in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States. This airport is publicly owned by Government of American Samoa.[1]

Ofu Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of American Samoa
LocationOfu, American Samoa, United States
Elevation AMSL9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates14°11′04″S 169°40′12″W
Map
Ofu Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 2,000 610 Concrete
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations1,944

The Ofu runway was driven as part of the Google Street View project; users looking at Street View imagery at this location will get a view from the runway as opposed to the road which was apparently under construction when the photos were taken.[2]

History

Originally constructed in 1974, the airport runway was moved to its current location in 1986.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Ofu Airport covers an area of 18 acres (7.3 ha) and has one paved runway (8/26) measuring 2,000 x 60 ft (610 x 18 m).[1]

For 12-month period ending December 30, 2004, the airport had 1,944 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per day, 100% of which were air taxi flights.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for Z08 (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/@-14.1839739,-169.6723156,280m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
  3. http://americansamoaport.as.gov/airport-ppg/ofu-airport.html



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