Asia Pacific Airlines is a cargo airline headquartered in Tamuning, Guam, United States. It operates cargo charter services from Guam and Honolulu. Its main base is Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport.

History

The airline was established on June 5, 1998, and started operations with the Boeing 727-200 on June 3, 1999. It was formed as Aero Micronesia, Inc.

thumb|left|Boeing 757-200F

As of January 2015, the airline had begun the process of bringing the Boeing 757-200 into service as part of fleet modernization and expansion.

In February 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration suspended the operating authority of the airline, after they "failed to produce records showing that the two individuals who provide proficiency checks for company pilots were properly trained and qualified for the past two years," making any approvals of the airline's pilots invalid. The grounding led to supply chain disruptions across Micronesia, particularly in the Marshall Islands, where the airline was the sole air cargo carrier. Mail disruptions and shortages of medical supplies were reported, leading to state of emergency being declared by President David Kabua. The airline resumed operations on May 5, 2023.

Destinations

Asia Pacific Airlines flies to the following destinations:

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!Country

!City

!Airport

!Notes

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|||Pago Pago||Pago Pago International Airport||

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|||Hagåtña||Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport||

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|rowspan=4|||Pohnpei||Pohnpei International Airport||

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|Weno||Chuuk International Airport||

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|Kosrae||Kosrae International Airport||

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|Yap||Yap International Airport||

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|rowspan=2|||Kwajalein||Bucholz Army Airfield||

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|Majuro||Marshall Islands International Airport||

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|||Koror||Roman Tmetuchl International Airport||

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|||Manila||Ninoy Aquino International Airport||

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|rowspan=6|||Greensboro/High Point||Piedmont Triad International Airport||

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||Honolulu||Daniel K. Inouye International Airport||

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|Ontario||Ontario International Airport||

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|Portland||Portland International Airport||

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|Seattle||King County International Airport||

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|Spokane||Spokane International Airport||

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|}

Fleet

Current fleet

thumb|A former Asia Pacific Airlines [[Boeing 727-200F parked in Guam]]

, Asia Pacific Airlines operates the following aircraft:

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|+ Asia Pacific Airlines fleet

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!Aircraft

!In <br> service

!Orders

!Notes

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|Boeing 757-200PCF

|3

|&mdash;

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|Boeing 757-200PF

|1

|&mdash;

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!Total

!4

!&mdash;

!colspan=2|

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Former fleet

thumb|A retired [[Boeing 727-200 stored in Kingman, AZ]]

The airline previously operated the following aircraft as of August 2016:

  • 2 Boeing 727-200F
  • 1 Boeing 727-200F Super27
  • 1 Boeing 757-200

Accidents and incidents

  • On February 26, 2016, a Boeing 727-200F (registered N86425) landed in Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport from Guam to Pohnpei without a nose wheel landing gear.

See also

  • List of airlines of the United States

References

  • Official website