Tinian International Airport

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Tinian International Airport
West Tinian Airport
IATA: TIQ – ICAO: PGWT – FAA: TNI
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Commonwealth Ports Authority
Location Tinian
Elevation AMSL 271 ft / 83 m
Coordinates 14°59′57″N 145°37′10″E / 14.99917, 145.61944
Website cpa.gov.mp/tinapt.asp
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 8,600 2,621 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 17,829
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Tinian International Airport (IATA: TIQ, 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 location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Tinian International Airport is assigned TNI by the FAA and TIQ by the IATA (which assigned TNI to Satna, India). The airport's ICAO identifier is PGWT. [2] [3]

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[edit] 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 03/31/2006 the airport had 17,829 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day: 84% air taxi, 16% general aviation and <1% military.[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for TNI (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: TIQ / PGWT - Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: TNI / VIST - Satna, India

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