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    Tangier Island Airport

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    Tangier Island Airport
    Planes at the airport
    • IATA: none
    • ICAO: KTGI
    • LID: TGI
    Summary
    OwnerTown of Tangier
    ServesTangier Island
    Elevation AMSL5 ft / 2 m
    Map
    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    ft m
    2/20 2,426 739 asphalt
    Helipads
    Number Length Surface
    ft m
    ... etc.
    Statistics
    ... etc.

    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

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    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

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    1. ^ "KTGI". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
    2. ^ Lane Wallace. "In search of the $100 crab cake". Sport Aviation: 20.
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