Chuuk International Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Weno, the Federated States of Micronesia}}

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| IATA = TKK

| ICAO = PTKK

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| type = Public

| owner = Government

| operator = Civil Government

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| location = Weno

| elevation-f = 11

| elevation-m = 3

| coordinates = {{Coord|07|27|43|N|151|50|35|E|type:airport}}

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Chuuk International Airport {{airport codes|TKK|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.

History

File:Moen airfield Truk in February 1944.jpg

Chuuk International Airport was originally built by Japan between November and December 1942. Back then it was known as Harushima Airfield to the Japanese or Moen Air Field 1. With around 80 support buildings including a large hangar and underground storage for fuel and ammunition, it was used by fighter, bomber and reconnaissance aircraft at Naval Base Truk.{{Cite web|last=PacificWrecks.com|title=Pacific Wrecks|url=http://pacificwrecks.com/|access-date=2021-08-08|website=pacificwrecks.com|language=en}} Between October 4, 1944, and June 27, 1945, the airfield was attacked by USAAF aircraft.{{Cite web|last=PacificWrecks.com|title=Pacific Wrecks|url=http://pacificwrecks.com/|access-date=2021-08-08|website=pacificwrecks.com|language=en}}

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 but ended in 2016.

{{Airport-dest-list

|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. One passenger died and was recovered later by divers. The remaining 35 passengers and 11 crew escaped serious injury.{{Cite web|url=https://postcourier.com.pg/indonesian-mans-body-recovered-plane/|title=Indonesian man's body recovered from plane|date=2018-10-02|website=Post Courier|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-22}}{{cite news |title=Air Niugini Says All on Board Rescued After 737 Lands in Chuuk Lagoon |url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2018/09/air-niugini-says-all-on-board-rescued-after-737-lands-in-chuuk-lagoon/ |access-date=28 September 2018 |date=28 September 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Hradecky |first1=Simon |title=Accident: Niugini B738 at Chuuk on Sep 28th 2018, touched down in sea short of runway |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=4be42f25&opt=0 |website=The Aviation Herald |access-date=28 September 2018}}

References

External links

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[http://www.visit-fsm.org/chuuk/ Chuuk (Truk) Visitors Center: Diver's Haven] ([https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090326012613/http://www.visit-fsm.org/chuuk/ Archive])
AirNav.com: FAA information for [http://www.airnav.com/airport/PTKK PTKK]
CruisinAltitude.com's [http://www.cruisinaltitude.com/airports/tkk.htm photo essay of TKK] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20061027225313/http://www.cruisinaltitude.com/airports/tkk.htm Archive])

Category:Airports in the Federated States of Micronesia

Category:Airports established in 1942

Category:Weno

Category:International airports in the Federated States of Micronesia