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FISCAL YEAR 2020 ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OUR CONTENTS MISSION A MESSAGE FROM OUR To ensure the safety and security of 4 GOVERNOR & LT. GOVERNOR the traveling public, maintain a superior and reliable level of airport A MESSAGE FROM OUR GIAA 5 BOARD & MANAGEMENT services, and support the development of air services and 6 WE CARE PROGRAM facilities which are integral to the island’s economic growth. AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE & 8 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE 10 FACILITY 11 SAFE & SECURE OPERATIONS 12 STATISTICS 14 DESTINATION MAP 15 FINANCIALS The A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam is committed to serving its customers and partners 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. OUR CONTENTS MISSION A MESSAGE FROM OUR To ensure the safety and security of 4 GOVERNOR & LT. GOVERNOR the traveling public, maintain a superior and reliable level of airport A MESSAGE FROM OUR GIAA 5 BOARD & MANAGEMENT services, and support the development of air services and 6 WE CARE PROGRAM facilities which are integral to the island’s economic growth. AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE & 8 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE 10 FACILITY 11 SAFE & SECURE OPERATIONS 12 STATISTICS 14 DESTINATION MAP 15 FINANCIALS The A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam is committed to serving its customers and partners 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brian J. Bamba CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD A MESSAGE FROM OUR A MESSAGE FROM GIAA BOARD & MANAGEMENT OUR GOVERNOR AND Like airports across the world, the impact of the 2019 Novel LT. GOVERNOR OF GUAM Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic on the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam (GIAA) was unlike anything we have seen during our lifetimes. We began the year tracking what we Buenas yan Håfa Adai! hoped would be another year of record-breaking visitor arrival numbers, however, the momentum gained early in the fiscal year was halted by COVID-19. Although the COVID-19 pandemic dominated our attention in 2020, it did not define our community. The resiliency of our Gurvinder "Bic" Sobti Donald I. Weakley The first five months of the year saw us bursting at the seams with people was displayed in how we were able to react and VICE CHAIRMAN SECRETARY arrival and departing processing capacity critically hampered. The respond to this global threat. much-needed infrastructure expansion and ongoing massive construction of our International Arrivals Corridor (IAC) project that necessitated the reconfiguring of queues and the hoarded-up It is commendable that the Antonio B. Won Pat International construction areas, along with record arrivals from our visitor Airport Authority, Guam (GIAA) has proactively responded to markets, put a definite strain on our usable footprint. quickly changing local and federal rules and regulations in these most dicult of circumstances. As a key member of the By mid-March, everything literally changed for both the aviation U.S. network of airports, it was not only mandatory but also industry and related airport communities. Overnight, it seemed the entire landscape in which we live, work, and travel, was upended and imperative to keep Guam’s only civilian airport--and our we needed to redirect eorts towards protecting our community. connection to the rest of the world--open for business 24/7. Lucy M. Alcorn Zenon E. Belanger GIAA had to quickly regroup and adapt to a harshly dierent DIRECTOR DIRECTOR aviation and airport environment with our priority focused on the The decisive response by the GIAA to the COVID-19 pandemic health and safety of airport sta and all users. As an essential air service facility, we were federally mandated to remain open to air is a leading example of such resiliency and a testament to the trac. As a critical portal between our people and the rest of the GIAA’s board leadership, management, sta, airline partners, world, our responsibility was to maintain air service operations while keeping our entire island community from the COVID-19 virus. and other stakeholders to ensure not only the safety and We were able to work with stakeholders to develop a comprehensive response to the new public health expectations and security of the traveling public but also their health. challenges. Our “We Care” program was the result of the collaborative eorts with our local Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) following guidance from the U.S. Centers for The Airport Authority achieved this with great care and caution, wielding the double-edged sword of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Rosie R. Tainatongo Doyon Ahn Morato keeping airport services ongoing while taking the lead and aiding in the overall eort to keep our Organization (WHO), along with meeting industry standards DIRECTOR DIRECTOR established by both Airports Council International (ACI) and the community protected from the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Un Dångkolo’ na Si Yu’os Ma’åse’ for all of your hard work and perseverance this past year for EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT To protect our employees, we transitioned to virtual work from stepping up and staying the course. We can now look toward economicrecovery knowing our airport home, except for our critical first responders for operations and is ready and capable of the monumental task of reopening our island safely and welcoming visitors to safety. All the while, we were able to continue building and making progress in the construction of our IAC. Although we were able to see our shores once again! compensatory increases in our cargo activity operations, there remained minimal passenger activity by the end of the fiscal year. As governments across the globe move to vaccinate their populations and travel restrictions are eased, we stand ready to Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero Joshua F. Tenorio operate safely in the evolved airport environment. We look forward Maga'hågan Guåhan Sigundo Maga'låhen Guåhan to once again, welcoming visitors to our island paradise and oering Governor of Guam Lieutenant Governor of Guam world-class airport services to all who fly to and from Guam! John “JQ” M. Quinata Artemio “Ricky” EXECUTIVE MANAGER Hernandez, Ph.D. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE MANAGER 4 | Guam International Airport Authority BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brian J. Bamba CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD A MESSAGE FROM OUR A MESSAGE FROM GIAA BOARD & MANAGEMENT OUR GOVERNOR AND Like airports across the world, the impact of the 2019 Novel LT. GOVERNOR OF GUAM Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic on the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam (GIAA) was unlike anything we have seen during our lifetimes. We began the year tracking what we Buenas yan Håfa Adai! hoped would be another year of record-breaking visitor arrival numbers, however, the momentum gained early in the fiscal year was halted by COVID-19. Although the COVID-19 pandemic dominated our attention in 2020, it did not define our community. The resiliency of our Gurvinder "Bic" Sobti Donald I. Weakley The first five months of the year saw us bursting at the seams with people was displayed in how we were able to react and VICE CHAIRMAN SECRETARY arrival and departing processing capacity critically hampered. The respond to this global threat. much-needed infrastructure expansion and ongoing massive construction of our International Arrivals Corridor (IAC) project that necessitated the reconfiguring of queues and the hoarded-up It is commendable that the Antonio B. Won Pat International construction areas, along with record arrivals from our visitor Airport Authority, Guam (GIAA) has proactively responded to markets, put a definite strain on our usable footprint. quickly changing local and federal rules and regulations in these most dicult of circumstances. As a key member of the By mid-March, everything literally changed for both the aviation U.S. network of airports, it was not only mandatory but also industry and related airport communities. Overnight, it seemed the entire landscape in which we live, work, and travel, was upended and imperative to keep Guam’s only civilian airport--and our we needed to redirect eorts towards protecting our community. connection to the rest of the world--open for business 24/7. Lucy M. Alcorn Zenon E. Belanger GIAA had to quickly regroup and adapt to a harshly dierent DIRECTOR DIRECTOR aviation and airport environment with our priority focused on the The decisive response by the GIAA to the COVID-19 pandemic health and safety of airport sta and all users. As an essential air service facility, we were federally mandated to remain open to air is a leading example of such resiliency and a testament to the trac. As a critical portal between our people and the rest of the GIAA’s board leadership, management, sta, airline partners, world, our responsibility was to maintain air service operations while keeping our entire island community from the COVID-19 virus. and other stakeholders to ensure not only the safety and We were able to work with stakeholders to develop a comprehensive response to the new public health expectations and security of the traveling public but also their health. challenges. Our “We Care” program was the result of the collaborative eorts with our local Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) following guidance from the U.S. Centers for The Airport Authority achieved this with great care and caution, wielding the double-edged sword of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Rosie R. Tainatongo Doyon Ahn Morato keeping airport services ongoing while taking the lead and aiding in the overall eort to keep our Organization (WHO), along with meeting industry standards DIRECTOR DIRECTOR established by both Airports Council International (ACI) and the community protected from the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus.