Fly Micronesia LLC doing business as Fly Guam is a company incorporated in the

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territory of

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

which operated public charter flights operated by Sky King, Inc. Its headquarters are in Tiyan, Barrigada. The company slogan is ''We're Different.''

History

In November 2009 CEO Jeffrey Stern along with executive directors visited Guam looking for business opportunities in

Micronesia Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, and ...

. Upon finding a niche market between Guam and

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they began the process of creating the new company. A year later, November 2010, Fly Micronesia

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d.b.a. Fly Guam was registered on Guam. Fly Guam advertised as a "different" air carrier as they claimed to bring the spirit of Guam and the native

Chamorro Chamorro may refer to: * Chamorro people, the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific * Chamorro language, an Austronesian language indigenous to The Marianas * Chamorro Time Zone, the time zone of Guam and the Northern Mari ...

culture on board the aircraft. Local cuisine and an ocean theme interior design mimicked the island of Guam. On March 4, 2011, the inaugural flight flew from Guam via

Saipan Saipan ( ch, Sa’ipan, cal, Seipél, formerly in es, Saipán, and in ja, 彩帆島, Saipan-tō) is the largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, a Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth of the United States in the western Pa ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

Service to

Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caro ...

began on August 4, 2011. Fly Guam began service to

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

on August 20, 2011. The airline has not operated a flight since January 2012.

Destinations

Fly Guam served the following destinations at the time of its last flight: ; *

Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport , also known as Guam International Airport, is an airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, east of the capital city of Hagåtña (formerly Agana) in the United States territory of Guam. The airport is ...

; *

Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is Hong Kong's main airport, built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or ''Chek Lap Kok Airport'', to distinguish ...

easonal; *

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Chūbu Centrair International Airport is an international airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname City in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya in central Japan. Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chubu ("ce ...

; * Koror City -

Roman Tmetuchl International Airport Roman Tmetuchl International Airport , also known as Palau International Airport is the main airport of Palau. It is located near the former capital Koror, just north of Ngetkib, Airai on Babeldaob island. The airport is 4 miles (6 km) from ...

; *

- Saipan International Airport ; *

- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

Fleet

Fly Guam chartered a single

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(N238AG) configured with 12 business class and 132 economy seats leased on an ACMI contract with Sky King.Airliner World June 2011, pg. 22

References

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Destinations

Fleet

See also

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