Tangier Island Airport
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.
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| Owner | Town of Tangier | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tangier Island | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
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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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