Pagan Airstrip
Encyclopedia
Pagan Airstrip 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.
(11/29) measuring 1,500 x 120 ft. (457 x 37 m), with a turf and gravel surface.
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
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located on Pagan Island
Pagan Island
Pagan is an island of the Northern Mariana Islands chain,located at , approximately 320 kilometers northof Saipan.Pagan has an area of 47.23 km² , making it the fourth largest island of the Northern Marianas, and consists of two stratovolcanoes joined by a narrow strip of land.The...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
, near the village of Shomu-Shon. The airport is owned by Commonwealth Ports Authority.
Facilities and aircraft
Pagan Airstrip has one runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
(11/29) measuring 1,500 x 120 ft. (457 x 37 m), with a turf and gravel surface.
According to the most recent FAA data, for 12-month period ending September 26, 1980, the airport had 240 aircraft operations: 79% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and 21% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
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