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Tinian International Airport

Tinian International Airport
West Tinian Airport
U.S. Marines unload a Boeing 747-400 carrying gear and equipment for Exercise Forage Fury 2012, November 28, 2012
ICAO: PGWT – FAA LID: TNI
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Commonwealth Ports Authority
Location Tinian
Elevation AMSL 271 ft / 83 m
Coordinates
Website
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 8,600 2,621 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 17,829

Tinian International Airport (ICAO: PGWT, FAA LID: TNI), also known as West Tinian Airport, is a public airport located on Tinian Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This airport is owned by Commonwealth Ports Authority.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter ICAO identifier is PGWT. [2] [3]

Contents

  • Facilities and aircraft 1
  • Airlines and destinations 2
  • References 3
  • External links 4

Facilities and aircraft

Tinian International Airport covers an area of 1,416 acres (573 ha) which contains one paved runway (8/26) measuring 8,600 x 150 ft (2,621 x 46 m).[1]

For 12-month period ending 31 March 2006 the airport had 17,829 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day: 84% air taxi, 16% general aviation and <1% military.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Star Marianas Air Saipan

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for TNI (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
  2. ^ "TIQ - Tinian Island [Tinian Intl], MP, US - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". kls2.com. 
  3. ^ "TNI - Satna, IN - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". kls2.com. 

External links

  • Commonwealth Ports Authority: Tinian International Airport
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for TNI
    • AirNav airport information for PGWT
    • ASN accident history for TNI
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PGWT
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for TNI
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