Tangier Island Airport

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Tangier Island Airport
Planes at the airport
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
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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

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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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