Fagali'i or Fagali'i-uta is a village on the island of Upolu in the Samoaarchipelago approximately 5 kilometres south-east of Apia. It is in the electoral constituency of Vaimauga East (faipule district) which forms part of the larger political district of Tuamasaga.
Fagali'i Airport is owned and operated by Polynesian Airlines. Fagali'i airstrip - at one time a grass-only airstrip, was reopened on 6 July 2002 after the airstrip was re-sealed,[2] only to be de-commissioned in January 2005 due to Government and village concerns, allegedly due to safety and noise.
On 1 July 2009, Polynesian Airlines reopened Fagali'i airport and resumed a service that included international flights to Pago Pago, American Samoa.[3]
The proposal to re-open the airport was controversial and attracted criticism both for the safety and environmental issues with the airport's configuration and for the potential burden on local communities should the scheme fail.[4]
Airlines that have operated from the airport include:
Since re-opening Fagali'i, Polynesian Airlines has acquired a third DHC-6 Twin Otter to better serve the Samoas in light of the cessation of services of Inter-Island Airways which operated a Pago-Pago based service to Faleolo, Samoa and the Manu'a islands to the East of Tutuila. Samoa Airways now services the American Samoan routes with multiple weekly services to Ta'u (Fitiuta) and once weekly services to Ofu-Olosega Islands.[5]
fagali, village, island, upolu, samoa, archipelago, approximately, kilometres, south, east, apia, electoral, constituency, vaimauga, east, faipule, district, which, forms, part, larger, political, district, tuamasaga, population, 1439, international, airport, . Fagali i or Fagali i uta is a village on the island of Upolu in the Samoa archipelago approximately 5 kilometres south east of Apia It is in the electoral constituency of Vaimauga East faipule district which forms part of the larger political district of Tuamasaga The population of Fagali i is 1439 1 Fagali i International Airport and the Royal Samoa Golf Course are both located nearby in Fagali i Uta Contents 1 Airport 2 Current operations 3 Airlines and destinations 4 ReferencesAirport EditFagali i Airport nbsp IATA FGIICAO NSFISummaryAirport typePrivateOwnerPolynesian AirlinesOperatorPolynesian AirlinesServesApiaLocationFagali i UtaCoordinates13 50 54 S 171 44 30 W 13 84833 S 171 74167 W 13 84833 171 74167RunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft10 28 670 2 198 Asphalt nbsp Royal Samoa Golf Course and Fagali i Airport Fagali i Airport is owned and operated by Polynesian Airlines Fagali i airstrip at one time a grass only airstrip was reopened on 6 July 2002 after the airstrip was re sealed 2 only to be de commissioned in January 2005 due to Government and village concerns allegedly due to safety and noise On 1 July 2009 Polynesian Airlines reopened Fagali i airport and resumed a service that included international flights to Pago Pago American Samoa 3 The proposal to re open the airport was controversial and attracted criticism both for the safety and environmental issues with the airport s configuration and for the potential burden on local communities should the scheme fail 4 Airlines that have operated from the airport include Polynesian Airlines Samoa AirCurrent operations EditSince re opening Fagali i Polynesian Airlines has acquired a third DHC 6 Twin Otter to better serve the Samoas in light of the cessation of services of Inter Island Airways which operated a Pago Pago based service to Faleolo Samoa and the Manu a islands to the East of Tutuila Samoa Airways now services the American Samoan routes with multiple weekly services to Ta u Fitiuta and once weekly services to Ofu Olosega Islands 5 Airlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsSamoa AirwaysPago Pago 5 Talofa AirwaysPago PagoReferences Edit Census 2016 Preliminary count PDF Samoa Bureau of Statistics p 7 Retrieved 2 August 2021 Polynesian Whispers 2002 Sagapolutele Fili Polynesian to resume flying into Fagali i airport this week Samoa News SamoaNews com Archived from the original on 6 October 2011 Retrieved 11 June 2011 Samoa Observer 23 November 2008 a b Polynesian Airlines Current Schedule PDF Retrieved December 23 2015 nbsp This article about a geographical location in Samoa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fagali 27i amp oldid 1133813922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
