Tinian International Airport

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]

Tinian International Airport

West Tinian Airport
U.S. Marines unload a Boeing 747-400 carrying gear and equipment for Exercise Forage Fury 2012, November 28, 2012
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCommonwealth Ports Authority
LocationTinian
Elevation AMSL271 ft / 83 m
Coordinates14°59′57″N 145°37′10″E
Websitecpa.gov.mp/tinapt.asp
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 8,600 2,621 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations17,829

This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of TNI by the Federal Aviation Administration, but the International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code is TIQ (IATA assigned TNI to Satna Airport in India). The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) airport code is PGWT.[1][2][3][4] Tinian International Airport is the hub of Star Marianas Air.

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 March 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]

The head office of Star Marianas Air is in Hangar 1 at Tinian Airport.[5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Star Marianas Air Saipan

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for TNI (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved March 15, 2007
  2. "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  3. "Tinian International (IATA: TIQ, ICAO: PGWT, FAA: TNI)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. "Satna (IATA: TNI, ICAO: VIST)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. "Star Marianas Air - Company Information". Star Marianas Air. Retrieved August 12, 2017. Our corporate offices are located at Hangar One on West Tinian International Airport on the beautiful island of Tinian.

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