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Pago Pago International Airport

airport, Pago Pago, American Samoa
Also known as: Tafuna
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Pago Pago International Airport is located in Pago Pago, the administrative capital of American Samoa. This airport, built partly on a fringing reef, opened in 1964 and has been instrumental in boosting tourism to the region. Pago Pago itself is situated on an inlet on the southeast shore of Tutuila Island, forming a protected deepwater harbor. The area has a history as a U.S. Navy coaling station and naval base. In 2009, Pago Pago experienced significant damage from a tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake.1

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  1. American Samoa: Country Facts
  2. American Samoa
  3. Pago Pago
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