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Pago Pago (Aussprache /ˈpɑŋo ˈpɑŋo/) ist der Hauptort von Amerikanisch-Samoa und liegt auf der Insel Tutuila . Die Stadt besitzt einen internationalen Flughafen und ist Hauptumschlagplatz für Waren und touristische Aktivitäten der gesamten Inselgruppe.
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Pago Pago Harbor is one of the world's largest natural harbors. It has been named one of the best deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, or one of the best in the world as a whole. Pago Pago is a port of call for South Pacific cruise ships, including Norwegian Cruise Line and Princess Cruises.
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Tafuna Airfield
The site and location of the current airport was originally known as Tafuna Airfield. It was part of U.S. Naval Station Tutuila - Samoa Defense Group Areaand was partially constructed before war broke out in the Pacific on December 7, 1941. Two airstrips were completed and opened on March 17, 1942. The airfield was first utilized on March 19, 1942, by U.S. Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-111 which arrived by ship from San Diego, California. VMF-111 aircraft were off loaded in Pago Pago harbor an...
Leone Airfield
In conjunction with the airstrip at Tafuna, an emergency Bomber airstrip was also constructed in the village of Leone, known then as Leone Airfield in early 1943. It was situated on what is today Leone High School and Midkiff Elementary School on the western edge of Tutuila Island. Leone Airfield was 6,000 feet (1,829 m) x 500 feet (152 m)and was completed on September 30, 1943. It had a short life during the war. The airfield was abandoned in early 1945 due to turbulent air currents and lack...
Apollo space program
Pago Pago International Airport had historic significance with the U.S. Apollo Program.The astronaut crews of Apollo 10, 12, 13, 14, and 17 were retrieved a few hundred miles from Pago Pago and transported by helicopter to the airport prior to being flown to Honolulu on Lockheed C-141 Starliftermilitary aircraft.
Hawaiian Airlines is the only major airline serving Pago Pago International Airport. In 2004, with assistance from the American Samoan government to promote and bring additional air carriers to Pago Pago, Aloha Airlinesopened a Honolulu / Pago Pago / Rarotonga route. However, the airline lasted 11 months and eventually pulled out of Pago Pago and o...
A new US$12 million Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting(ARFF) Fire Crash station was completed in 2005. A US$18 million Hot Fire/Crash Training facility was constructed and completed in 2008 and was to be used to train ARFF personnel, and other Fire Crash personnel from various airports in the South Pacific. In 2010, Pago Pago International Airport un...
On January 30, 1974 at about 11:41 pm Samoa local time, a Boeing 707 operating as Pan Am Flight 806from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, California with en route stops in Pago Pago and Honolulu, clipped trees at an elevation of 113 feet (34 m) and about 3,865 feet (1,178 m) short of the runway 05 threshold. The first impact with the ground wa...
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective January 25, 2024Resources for this airport:Pago Pago (Aussprache /ˈpɑŋo ˈpɑŋo/) ist der Hauptort von Amerikanisch-Samoa und liegt auf der Insel Tutuila. Die Stadt besitzt einen internationalen Flughafen und ist Hauptumschlagplatz für Waren und touristische Aktivitäten der gesamten Inselgruppe. Die Tagesmitteltemperatur liegt ganzjährig bei 20–30 °C.
In the background is Rainmaker Mountain. Pago Pago Harbor on Tutuila Island in American Samoa is one of the world's largest natural harbors. [2] The capital, Pago Pago is located on the inner reaches of the harbor, close to its northwesternmost point. It has the highest annual rainfall of any harbor in the world. [3]
Pago Pago, port and administrative capital (since 1899) of American Samoa, south-central Pacific Ocean. Backed by densely wooded mountains, it is situated on an inlet that deeply indents the southeast shore of Tutuila Island, almost bisecting the island while forming an extensive naturally protected deepwater harbor.
