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==Disasters== |
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On [[December 9]] [[1972]], [[United States Air Force]] [[C-130]]E 64-0505, c.n. 3989, of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, crashed and burned, landing at [[Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport|Naval Air Station Brewer Field]], [[Guam]]. |
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Disaster came in [[1997]] when [[Korean Air Flight 801]] crashed before it could land at GUM. Only 26 passengers survived. |
Disaster came in [[1997]] when [[Korean Air Flight 801]] crashed before it could land at GUM. Only 26 passengers survived. |
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Revision as of 01:55, 21 April 2007
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Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (IATA: GUM, ICAO: PGUM), also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning, six miles northeast 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.
The airport is a hub for Continental Airlines and its subsidiary Continental Micronesia.
Airlines and destinations
- All Nippon Airways (Osaka-Kansai)
- China Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
- Continental Airlines (Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Tokyo-Narita)
- Continental Micronesia (Cairns, Chuuk, Denpasar/Bali, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Koror, Kosrae, Kwajalein, Majuro [seasonal], Manila, Nagoya-Centrair, Niigata, Okayama, Osaka-Kansai, Palau, Pohnpei, Sapporo-Chitose, Sendai, Tokyo-Narita, Yap)
- Continental Connection operated by Cape Air (Rota, Saipan)
- Freedom Air (Rota)
- Japan Airlines
- JALways (Nagoya-Centrair, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
- Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
- Northwest Airlines (Nagoya-Centrair, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
- Philippine Airlines (Manila)
Destination Stopped
- Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Gimpo)
Disasters
On December 9 1972, United States Air Force C-130E 64-0505, c.n. 3989, of the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, crashed and burned, landing at Naval Air Station Brewer Field, Guam.
Disaster came in 1997 when Korean Air Flight 801 crashed before it could land at GUM. Only 26 passengers survived.
On August 19, 2005 a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-200 landed with it's nose gear retracted causing the plane to skid on its nose towards the end of the runway. There were no fatalities and only 2 injures were reported.
External links
- Guam International Airport (official site)
- Guide to Guam Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GUM
- AirNav airport information for PGUM
- ASN accident history for GUM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PGUM
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for GUM
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