Tangier Island Airport
Tangier Island Airport |
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IATA: none – ICAO: KTGI – LID: TGI |
Summary |
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Owner |
Town of Tangier |
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Serves |
Tangier Island |
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Elevation AMSL |
5 ft / 2 m |
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Runways |
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Direction |
Length |
Surface |
ft |
m |
2-20 |
2,426 |
739 |
... etc. |
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Helipads |
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Number |
Length |
Surface |
ft |
m |
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... etc. |
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Statistics |
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Tangier Island Airport (ICAO: KTGI) is an airport located on Tangier Island in the lower Chesapeake Bay. It is located in the state of Virginia.
[1] The airport conducts an average of 83 movements a month.
History
Tangier island was purchased with two overcoats in 1666. In 1969 land was dedicated for a runway. A medical clinic on the island is named after Dr. David Nichols who flew in to perform medical care from 1979 to 2010.[2]
References
- ↑ "KTGI". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ Lane Wallace. "In search of the $100 crab cake". Sport Aviation: 20.
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