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Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport

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Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (IATA: GUM, ICAO: PGUM), also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning, six miles northeast of the capital city of Hagåtña (formerly Agana) in the U.S. territory of Guam. It is named for Antonio Borja Won Pat, the first delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives.

Airlines and destinations

The airport is a hub to Continental Micronesia.

Disasters

Tragedy came in 1997 when Korean Air Flight 801 crashed before it could land at GUM. Only 26 passengers survived.

On August 19, 2005 a Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-200 lost its nose landing gear after touching down and skid on its nose towards the end of the runway. There were no fatalities and only 1 injury was reported.