FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
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
- 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 |
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| TUT at field | | PAGO PAGO VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PAGO PAGO | | at field | | 403 | | 12E | | TUT | - ..- - |
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: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 170.0 | | Double tandem: | 250.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 600.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 14-20.430518S | | 14-19.607925S |
| Longitude: | 170-43.514080W | | 170-42.043527W |
| Elevation: | 31.2 ft. | | 8.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 060 true | | 228 magnetic, 240 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 1002 ft. | | 790 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:9200 TODA:10000 ASDA:9200 LDA:8200 | | TORA:10000 TODA:10000 ASDA:10000 LDA:9200 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 446 ft. hill, lighted, 12200 ft. from runway, 1000 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 8 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: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 230.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 550.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 14-19.585433S | | 14-19.585177S |
| Longitude: | 170-42.779272W | | 170-42.134933W |
| Elevation: | 8.1 ft. | | 4.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 078 magnetic, 090 true | | 258 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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
| A39-05/23 | PCR VALUE: 620/F/A/X/T |
| A39-08/26 | PCR VALUE: 80/F/A/X/T |
| 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
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (322KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 **CHANGED** | |
download (238KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN-B **CHANGED** | |
download (222KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (148KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (50KB) |
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 03-Dec-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2025
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(UTC-11) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 17:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 17:49 |
| Sunset | | 18:06 | | 05:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 05:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jul-2025 05:49:22 |
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| Local (UTC-11) | 06-Jul-2025 18:49:22 |
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