Chuuk International Airport

Chuuk International Airport
The airport
IATA: TKK ICAO: PTKK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government
Operator	Civil Government
Location	Weno
Elevation  AMSL	11 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	07°27′43″N151°50′35″E / 7.46194°N 151.84306°E / 7.46194; 151.84306
Map
TKK Location of airport in Federated States of Micronesia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 6,006 1,831 Asphalt

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.

History

Chuuk Airport (Formerly Moen Airfield 1) in February 1944 from a TBF Avenger of VT-6 from the USS Intrepid CV-11.

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. ^[1] Between October 4, 1944, and June 27, 1945, the airfield was attacked by USAAF aircraft. ^[2]

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.

Airlines	Destinations
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. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. PacificWrecks.com. "Pacific Wrecks". pacificwrecks.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
2. PacificWrecks.com. "Pacific Wrecks". pacificwrecks.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
3. "Indonesian man's body recovered from plane". Post Courier. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
4. "Air Niugini Says All on Board Rescued After 737 Lands in Chuuk Lagoon". 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
5. 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)
• AirNav.com: FAA information for PTKK
• CruisinAltitude.com's photo essay of TKK (Archive)