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It was formed as Aero Micronesia, Inc. [2] and is an affiliate company of the Tan Holdings Corporation. The primary aspect of the airline's operation was transport for the US Postal Service , and other cargo, throughout Micronesia , as well as the importation of fresh high grade tuna for transshipment to worldwide fish markets.
Continental Micronesia, Inc. (CMI [3]) was a American company which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines.It operated daily flights to Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as international services to Asia, Micronesia and Australia from its hub at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam, [4] a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Island Hopper route was a major contributor to the financial success of Continental Airlines' Micronesia unit in 1995. [3] Round-trip airfare between Honolulu and Guam costs US$960 and one-stop island hop costs US$225 roundtrip in 1996. [3] In 2008, the route accounted for 30% of Continental Micronesia's business. [8]
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (IATA: GUM, ICAO: PGUM) — also known as Guam International Airport — is an international airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, [5] three miles (4.8 km) east of the capital city of Hagåtña (formerly Agana) in the United States territory of Guam. The airport is a primary cargo hub for Asia ...
Like many islands within the region, commercial air service is rather limited due to small population and tourist traffic. The only current scheduled passenger services for Pohnpei are the United Airlines (formerly Continental Micronesia) Island Hopper flights operated with Boeing 737-800 jetliners between Guam and Honolulu (three times weekly in each direction), the Guam-Chuuk-Pohnpei flights ...
It became a codeshare partner with Continental Micronesia in December 1992 and took over flights to Guam, Rota and Saipan. In February 1995 Continental discontinued its service to Rota and Pacific Island Aviation began codesharing with Northwest Airlines, becoming a Northwest Airlink carrier in February 1998. It was wholly owned by Robert ...
The operation was first conducted in 1951, [3] when the aircrew of a WB-29 aircraft assigned to the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, formerly assigned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, was flying a mission to the south of Guam over the Micronesian atoll of Kapingamarangi. When they saw the islanders waving to them, the crew quickly ...
Yap International Airport (IATA: YAP, ICAO: PTYA, FAA LID: T11) is an airport on Colonia, the main island of the State of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. The airport is serviced by United Airlines from Guam. Pacific Missionary Aviation makes periodic trips to the outer island airfields of Ulithi Atoll and Fais Island. Woleai airfield ...