Although named after the nearby village of Fuaʻamotu, which is on Tungī's (the king's) estate, in reality the airfield is located on the Tuʻi Pelehake's estate, closer to the village of Pelehake (which did not yet exist as a village during the early aviation days).
Walaupun dinamai berdasarkan desa di dekatnya, Fuaʻamotu, yang berada di tanah (-nya raja) Tungī, faktanya bandar udara ini berlokasi di tanah Tuʻi Pelehake, lebih dekat dengan desa Pelehake (yang belum menjadi desa selama hari-hari awal penerbangan).