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Airport Guam (USA) - Antonio B Won Pat

Guam International Airport
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport
IATA: GUM ICAO: PGUM FAA: GUM
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner A.B. Won Pat Guam Int'l Airport Authority
Serves Guam
Elevation AMSL 297 ft / 91 m
Coordinates 13°2902N 144°4750E / 13.48389, 144.79722
Website www.GuamAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 10,015 3,053 Asphalt/Concrete
6R/24L 10,014 3,052 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 36,948
Based aircraft 74
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (IATA: GUM, ICAO: PGUM), also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, three miles east of the capital city of Hagåtña (formerly Agana) in the U.S. territory of Guam. It is named for Antonio Borja Won Pat, the first delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives, and is operated by the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport Authority (GIAA), an agency of the Government of Guam.

The airport is a hub for Continental Micronesia and the cargo carrier Asia Pacific Airlines.

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History

The airport's history began as Agana Naval Air Station (Brewer Field) after World War II. Operations of the civilian terminal (Guam International Air Terminal) was passed onto the Government of Guam's Department of Commerce in 1969. In 1975, the Guam International Airport Authority (GIAA) was created as a separate agency. After Agana NAS was closed in April 1995, GIAA took over the entire airport's operations.

The first passenger terminal building (now the unused Commuter Terminal) was opened in 1982. The current, much larger terminal building was opened in phases between 1996 and 1998.

A Houston Chronicle article in 2008 stated that expected subsequent military buildup and population growth could lead to an expansion of Continental Micronesia flights to and from the airport.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Accidents

Several fatal accidents have occurred on and near Guam over the years. In total, 367 deaths occurred from 6 different aircraft accidents. The most recent accident occurred in 1997, when Korean Air Flight 801, a Boeing 747, crashed as it was attempting to land on the airport.

For a comprehensive list of all accidents relating to Guam, visit the Aviation Safety Network database by linking to it from the external links section below.

References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for GUM (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
  2. ^ "Continental stands to gain in Guam." Houston Chronicle. May 29, 2008.
  3. ^ Pacific Magazine Daily News, "Continental Micronesia To Cut Flights To Bali, Hong Kong And Manila", June 13, 2008
  4. ^ Pacific Magazine Daily News, "Continental Micronesia To Cut Flights To Bali, Hong Kong And Manila", June 13, 2008
  • Lars Olausson, Lockheed Hercules Production List 1954-2007, self-published, Satenäs, Sweden, March 2006, no ISBN, page 50.

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