Faleolo International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Apia, A'ana District (Samoa)

IATA: APW ICAO: NSFA

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

58 ft

18 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-13.8300°, -172.0080°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,182 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Samoa)

#1 of 1 in WS

#1 of 2 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 APW in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,182 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #1 in Samoa.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

APW lies at 18 m (58 ft), #505 of 650 published airports by elevation and 21 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Pago Pago International Airport (PPG), 81.4 NM, 10,000 ft. PPG has the radius's longest runway, 157 ft more than APW.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

APW runway: 08/26 9,843 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Pago Pago International Airport (Pago Pago)	`PPG`	81.4 NM (150.8 km)	10,000 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →