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Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport , 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 Micronesia.
Airlines and destinations
- All Nippon Airways (Osaka-Kansai)
- China Airlines (Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek)
- Continental Airlines (Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Tokyo-Narita)
- Continental Airlines operated by Continental Micronesia (Cairns Chuuk (Truk), Denpasar/Bali *," target="_blank" >Hong Kong, Honolulu, Kosrae, Koror, Kwajalein, Manila, Majuro, Nagoya, Niigata, Okayama, Okinawa [seasonal, Pohnpei, Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo-Narita, Yap)
- Continental Connection operated by Cape Air (Rota, Saipan)
- Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
- Northwest Airlines (Nagoya, Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
- Philippine Airlines (Manila)
Disasters
Tragedy 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 lost its nose landing gear after touching down and skid on its nose towards the end of the runway. There were no fatalities and only 1 injury was reported.
External links
- Guam International Airport (official site)
"Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport"