| 词条 | Faleolo International Airport |
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| name = Faleolo International Airport | nativename = | image = Faleolo.jpg | image-width = 250 | IATA = APW | ICAO = NSFA | pushpin_map = Samoa | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Samoa | pushpin_label = APW | pushpin_label_position = bottom | type = Public | owner = | operator = | city-served = Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | location = | elevation-f = 58 | elevation-m = 18 | coordinates = {{coord|13|49|47|S|172|00|30|W|region:WS_type:airport}} | website = | metric-rwy = y | r1-number = 08/26 | r1-length-m = 3000 | r1-length-f = 9,843 | r1-surface = Asphalt | footnotes = Source: DAFIF[1][2] }} Faleolo International Airport {{airport codes|APW|NSFA}} is an airport located {{convert|40|km}} west of Apia, the capital of Samoa. Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate jets larger than a Boeing 737. Services to the United States, Australia, or New Zealand, could only land at Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa. Since the airport's expansion most international traffic now uses Faleolo. Small turboprop aircraft continue to connect American Samoa and Samoa from Fagali'i Airport in the eastern suburbs of Apia. HistoryFaleolo AirfieldThe site and location of the current airport was originally known as Faleolo Airfield.[3] It was constructed by the United States Navy SeaBees after war broke out in the Pacific in 1942 and became an extension of U.S. Naval Station Tutuila and the Samoa Defense Group Area[4] during the Pacific War. Faleolo Airfield was completed by the Seabees in July 1942[5] and U.S. Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-111 was moved from Tafuna Airfield to Faleolo Airfield[5] after the aircraft runway was completed[3] to protect the islands of Upolu and Savai'i from an anticipated Japanese invasion. The original runway was {{convert|4,000|ft|0}} x {{convert|200|ft|0}} and was extended to {{convert|6,000|ft|0}} x {{convert|350|ft|0}} in March 1943 to accommodate a taxiway and space for basing of up to 57 fighter aircraft. Airfield support buildings and two hangars were also constructed and completed in March 1943.Until 1984, Faleolo could not accommodate jets larger than a Boeing 737. Services to the United States, Australia, or New Zealand, could only land at Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa. Since the airport's expansion, the Airport now caters for most international traffic arriving from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii and USA. FacilitiesThe airport is at an elevation of {{convert|58|ft|0}} above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08/26 with an asphalt surface measuring {{convert|3000|x|45|m|0}}.[1] The Pavement Classification Number for the runway is 058FBXT.[1] Faleolo Tower has some jurisdiction over the airspace of American Samoa and Tonga as well as its own airspace. It is assisted by the tower at Nadi, Fiji and the whole area is under Oceanic Control from Auckland, New Zealand.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} Airlines and destinations{{Airport-dest-list| Air New Zealand | Auckland | Fiji Airways | Honolulu,[6] Nadi | Fiji Link | Suva[7] | Inter Island Airways | Pago Pago | Samoa Airways | Auckland, Brisbane,[8] Tongatapu, Sydney[9] | Talofa Airways | Pago Pago | Virgin Australia | Brisbane, Sydney[10] | Real Tonga | Tongatapu }} Accidents and incidents
References1. ^1 2 Airport information for NSFA from DAFIF (effective October 2006) 2. ^{{GCM|APW|source=DAFIF}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url= http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/Building_Bases/bases-24.html|title=Building the Navy's Bases in World War II|work=Department of the Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks, pg 213-214|accessdate=18 February 2011}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://ashpo.org/library/7500058.pdf |title=The U.S. Naval History of the Samoan Defense Group |work=Lt. Commander John Buake, USNA |accessdate=23 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725015815/http://ashpo.org/library/7500058.pdf |archivedate=25 July 2011 |df= }} 5. ^1 {{Cite web|url= http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/I/USMC-I-II-3.html|title=History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II|work=Hough, Ludwig, Shaw - Chapter 3: The Southern Lifeline, pg 90|accessdate=18 February 2011}} 6. ^{{cite news | title=New Samoa-Honolulu flights planned | work=Pacific Business News | url=http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2009/08/03/daily11.html | date=2009-08-03 | accessdate=2009-08-03}} 7. ^http://airlineroute.net/2014/01/20/fj-suvapw-jun14/ 8. ^{{cite news |title=Samoa Airways launches Brisbane-Apia flights |url=https://www.ausbt.com.au/samoa-airways-launches-brisbane-apia-flights |accessdate=3 September 2018}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Samoa Airways confirms plan to launch services from 14-Nov-2017|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/samoa-airways-confirms-plan-to-launch-services-from-14-nov-2017-with-apia-auckland-service-707493|accessdate=26 August 2017|publisher=CAPA|date=25 August 2017}} 10. ^http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/09/virgin-australia-launches-flights-to-samoa/ 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700113-0 |title=5W-FAC Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=11 October 2010}} 12. ^{{cite news | title=NZ60 Erronious (sic) ILS Incident, Apia | work=YouTube | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GelRBhJ4gmI | date=2006-12-22 | accessdate=2009-09-30}} External links
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