Faleolo International Airport Malae Vaʻalele i Faleolo | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Serves | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 58 ft / 18 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°49′47″S 172°00′30″W / 13.82972°S 172.00833°W | ||||||||||
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![]() Apia in Samoa | |||||||||||
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Faleolo International Airport (IATA: APW, ICAO: NSFA) is an airport located 40 kilometres (25 mi) 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.
Until 31 December 2019, small turboprop aircraft used to connect American Samoa and Samoa from Fagali'i Airport in the eastern suburbs of Apia. With the closure of Fagali’i Airport, all aircraft now use Faleolo.