Antonio B. Won Pat Airport
| Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | PGUM |
| IATA code | GUM |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 91 m (299 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 28 km east of Hagåtña ( Guam ) |
| Street | GH-10A |
| Local transport | buses |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1982 (Terminal 1) |
| operator | AB Won Pat Guam Int'l Airport Authority |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 3,700,000 (2015/16) |
| Air freight | 20,111 t (2015/16) |
| Flight movements |
59,424 (2015/16) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
Terminal 1: 50,000 |
| Runways | |
| 24R / 06L | 3053 m × 60 m concrete and asphalt |
| 24L / 06R | 3052 m × 60 m concrete and asphalt |
The airport of Guam with the official name Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport is the international airport of Guam. It is located near the capital Hagåtña and is the main aviation hub for United Airlines and Asia Pacific Airlines in the Pacific Ocean .
history
The airport served as a military airfield for the US Air Force during World War II and was still called Agana Naval Air Station (Brewer Field) at that time . A terminal for passenger flights already existed at that time. In 1969 the airport officially became a commercial airport in the Government of Guam's Department of Commerce . In 1975 the AB Won Pat Guam Int'l Airport Authority took over Guam International Airport. It was named after Antonio Borja Won Pat , the first delegate from Guam in the United States House of Representatives .
In 1982 the airport's first terminal was inaugurated. In 1996 it was replaced by a new terminal building and is now fallow. In the near future, the Antonio B. Won Pat Int'l Airport is to be expanded further, as the resident airline Continental Micronesia and the American military need more space for passengers, cargo and their fleet due to congestion. Continental Micronesia and Continental Airlines merged into United Airlines in 2011, which continues to use the airport as a hub.
Incidents
Numerous accidents have occurred throughout the operating life of Antonio B. Won Pat Int'l Airport . A total of 367 deaths from 6 different aircraft accidents have been reported to date.
- On September 19, 1960, a Douglas DC-6A / B of the US American World Airways ( aircraft registration number N90779 ) was flown 3.7 kilometers northeast of the Guam-Agana Naval Air Station take-off airport into a hill. The machine was on a charter flight for the US Air Force to Wake Island . In this CFIT, Controlled flight into terrain , 80 of the 94 occupants were killed, 7 crew members and 73 passengers.
- On 6 August 1997, a crashed Boeing 747-300 of the Korean Air (HL7468) during the approach to a hill about 5 kilometers from the airport. The instrument landing system ILS was switched off; the pilots carried out the approach too low, but this was not noticed by air traffic control. Of the 254 people on board the aircraft, only 26 were rescued (see also Korean Air flight 801 ) .
- On December 8, 2002, Typhoon Pongsona caused great damage. Three parked aircraft were destroyed at the airport: an Ilyushin Il-76 from Volga-Dnepr Airlines (RA-76758) and two Short 330s from Freedom Air (Guam) (N51AN, N76NF) located in a hangar .
- On August 19, 2005 during the landing collapsed the nose landing gear of a Boeing 747-200 of Northwest Airlines (N627US) . While working through the checklists, the flight crew overlooked the relevant red warning light several times. All 334 inmates survived; the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Web links
- Official website of Guam Int'l Airport (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Annual Reports. GuamAirport.com, accessed March 25, 2018 .
- ↑ accident report DC-6 N90779 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 26 October of 2019.
- ^ Accident report B-747-300 HL7468 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 16, 2016.
- ^ Accident reports IL-76 RA-76758, Short 330 N51AN & N76NF , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 16, 2016.
- ↑ accident report B 747-200 N627US , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 16 January 2016th
