Chuuk International Airport
Chuuk International Airport (IATA: TKK, ICAO: PTKK) is an airport located on Weno (formerly Moen), the main island of the State of Chuuk (formerly Truk) in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Chuuk International Airport | |||||||||||
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 The airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Government | ||||||||||
| Location | Weno | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°27′43″N 151°50′35″E | ||||||||||
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  TKK Location of airport in Federated States of Micronesia | |||||||||||
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Airlines and destinations
Like many islands within the region, commercial air service is rather limited.
For many years the only service was the three-times-weekly Island Hopper flight between Guam and Honolulu operated by United Airlines, (formerly Continental Micronesia), plus another weekly flight between Guam and Pohnpei. In June 2015, Nauru Airlines resumed a once-weekly service.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Niugini | Pohnpei, Port Moresby[1] |
| Caroline Islands Air | Charter: Fais, Houk, Onoun, Pohnpei, Ta, Ulithi, Woleai, Yap |
| United Airlines | Guam, Honolulu, Kosrae, Kwajalein, Majuro, Pohnpei |
Incidents and accidents
- 28 September 2018 - Air Niugini Flight 73, a Boeing 737-800, landed short of the runway and came to rest in a lagoon. 1 passenger died and was recovered later by divers. The remaining 35 passengers and 11 crew escaped serious injury.[2][3][4]
References
- "Air Niugini plans Micronesia service from Dec 2016". routesonline. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "Indonesian man's body recovered from plane". Post Courier. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- "Air Niugini Says All on Board Rescued After 737 Lands in Chuuk Lagoon". 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Niugini B738 at Chuuk on Sep 28th 2018, touched down in sea short of runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
External links
Media related to Chuuk International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Chuuk (Truk) Visitors Center: Diver's Haven (Archive)
- Airport information for PTKK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- AirNav.com: FAA information for PTKK
- CrusingAltitude.com's photo essay of TKK (Archive)
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