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. 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
- 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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