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{{Short description|Airport on Pagan Island}} |
{{Short description|Airport on Pagan Island}} |
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{{Infobox airport |
{{Infobox airport |
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| name = Pagan Airstrip |
| name = Pagan Airstrip |
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| image = Pagan |
| image = Japanese airstrip on Pagan Island (204976663) (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = The airfield in World War II during bombing by U.S. forces |
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| ICAO = |
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| FAA = TT01 |
| FAA = TT01 |
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| type = Public |
| type = Public |
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| location = [[Pagan Island]] |
| location = [[Pagan Island]] |
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| built = 1970 (rebuilt) |
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| elevation-f = 34 |
| elevation-f = 34 |
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| elevation-m = 10 |
| elevation-m = 10 |
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| stat1-header = Aircraft operations |
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations |
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| stat1-data = 240 |
| stat1-data = 240 |
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| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=TT01|use=PU|own=PU|site=51533.*A}}, retrieved |
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=TT01|use=PU|own=PU|site=51533.*A}}, retrieved March 15, 2007</ref> |
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| pushpin_map = Northern Mariana Islands |
| pushpin_map = Northern Mariana Islands |
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| pushpin_label = TT01 |
| pushpin_label = TT01 |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Pagan Airstrip within the Northern Mariana Islands |
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Pagan Airstrip within the Northern Mariana Islands |
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| image_map = Pagan-Airstrip-Diagram.png |
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| image_map_caption = FAA diagram of the airfield's layout |
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According to the most recent FAA data, for 12-month period ending September 26, 1980, the airport had 240 aircraft operations: 79% [[air taxi]] and 21% [[general aviation]].<ref name=FAA /> |
According to the most recent FAA data, for 12-month period ending September 26, 1980, the airport had 240 aircraft operations: 79% [[air taxi]] and 21% [[general aviation]].<ref name=FAA /> |
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==History== |
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The airfield was originally built as a Japanese [[World War II]] fighter airstrip and was called '''Shomushan Field'''.<ref name="honululuadvertiser">{{Cite news |date=1970-10-23 |title=Airstrip completed on Pagan island |pages=10 |work=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-airstrip-complet/130468103/}}</ref> |
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From May to October 1970, the airfield was rebuilt by thirteen members of a [[U.S. Air Force]] Civic Action Team.<ref name="honululuadvertiser" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{AirNav|TT01}} |
*{{AirNav|TT01}} |
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_(cropped).jpg) The airfield in World War II during bombing by U.S. forces | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Commonwealth Ports Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Pagan Island | ||||||||||
| Built | 1970 (rebuilt) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 34 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°07′23″N 145°45′47″E / 18.12306°N 145.76306°E | ||||||||||
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 FAA diagram of the airfield's layout | |||||||||||
  TT01 Location of Pagan Airstrip within the Northern Mariana Islands | |||||||||||
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Pagan Airstrip (FAA LID: TT01) is a public airport located on Pagan Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, near the village of Shomu-Shon. The airport is owned by Commonwealth Ports Authority.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
Pagan Airstrip has one runway (11/29) measuring 1,500 x 120 ft. (457 x 37 m), with a turf and gravel surface.[1]
According to the most recent FAA data, for 12-month period ending September 26, 1980, the airport had 240 aircraft operations: 79% air taxi and 21% general aviation.[1]
History
The airfield was originally built as a Japanese World War II fighter airstrip and was called Shomushan Field.[2]
From May to October 1970, the airfield was rebuilt by thirteen members of a U.S. Air Force Civic Action Team.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for TT01 PDF, retrieved March 15, 2007
- ^ a b "Airstrip completed on Pagan island". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 23, 1970. p. 10.
External links
- Airport information for TT01 at AirNav
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