Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (IATA: GUM, ICAO: PGUM), also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, 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, and is operated by the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport Authority (GIAA), an agency of the Government of Guam. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Tamuning or Tanuning is a city in Guam. ... Barrigada is a village in Guam. ... HagÃ¥tña (formerly Agana and in Spanish Agaña), the capital of the American island of Guam, lies on its western shore. ... An insular area is United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nations federal district. ... Antonio Borja Won Pat (December 10, 1908 _ May 1, 1987) was the first Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives. ... A Delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory or from the District of Columbia. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ...

The airport is a hub for Continental Micronesia and the cargo carrier Asia Pacific Airlines. Continental Micronesia is a wholly owned subsidiary airline of Continental Airlines. ... Asia Pacific Airlines is a cargo airline headquartered in Danville, California, USA. It operates cargo charter services from Guam. ...

Airlines and destinations

• All Nippon Airways (Osaka-Kansai)
• China Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)
• Continental Airlines
  • 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, Saipan, Sapporo-Chitose, Sendai, Seoul-Incheon, 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)

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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. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ...

On August 6, 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 crashed on final approach 5 miles southwest of GUM, causing 228 fatalities. Only 26 survived. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Korean Air Flight 801 (KE801, KAL801) crashed on August 6, 1997 on approach to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Guam. ...

On August 19, 2005 a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-200 landed with its 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. Northwest Airlines (Pink Sheets: NWACQ), occasionally known as NWA, is an American airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota in the United States of America. ... The Boeing 747, commonly nicknamed the Jumbo Jet, is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing. ...

Reference

• Lars Olausson, Lockheed Hercules Production List 1954-2007, self-published, Satenäs, Sweden, March 2006, no ISBN, page 50.

External links

• Guam International Airport (official site)
• Guide to Guam Airport
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PGUM
  • ASN Accident history for GUM
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for GUM

Coordinates: 13°29′N, 144°48′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...