fitiuta airport
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Port Administration American Samoa (PAAS) and Samoa Airways officials have launched a coordinated response and recovery operation following a runway deviation incident that occurred at Fitiuta Airport, Manu’a Islands on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
No fatalities or major...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A routine inter‑island flight turned into a runway incident yesterday morning when a Samoa Airways Twin Otter veered off course while landing at Fitiuta Airport in Manu‘a. Authorities say the aircraft left the runway shortly after touchdown, prompting an immediate...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this past Friday announced more than $374 million for airfield, safety, and other improvement projects at 299 airports in 46 states and American Samoa.
“The Biden-Harris Administration continues to...

![Airport personnel have documented the scene using drone video and photographic evidence, capturing approximately 26 official records of tire tracks and the aircraft's final position. [courtesy photo] DRONE VIEW OF PLANE CRASH](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/drone_view.png?itok=bvhKnNfd)
![The Department of Port Administration says the cause of the Samoa Airways runway excursion has not yet been determined, and the incident at the Fitiuta Airport remains under active investigation. [courtesy photo] Samoa Airways plane](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/samoa-airways-fitiuta-200x200_copy.jpg?itok=9apHhbKA)
