
Pohnpei State
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Pohnpei State".
Sep 16, 2026
How These Pilots Became a Lifeline for Remote Pacific Islands | Mark Abbott and Brock Welge
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19:35Mark AbbottGUEST
And two years ago, I had no idea where Yap was.
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19:38Mark AbbottGUEST
I had heard of Palau, Pohnpei, Truk, Chuuk, and so where is Yap? And Amos said, well, you're in Japan.
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19:47Mark AbbottGUEST
It's only about a three hour flight to Guam.
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19:49Mark AbbottGUEST
And then there's a one hour hop down to Yap.
EXCLUSIVE: How a Tiny Nation Is Defying Beijing and Defending Its Sovereignty | President Surangel Whipps Jr.
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19:35Mark AbbottGUEST
And two years ago, I had no idea where Yap was.
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19:38Mark AbbottGUEST
I had heard of Palau, Pohnpei, Truk, Chuuk, and so where is Yap? And Amos said, well, you're in Japan.
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19:47Mark AbbottGUEST
It's only about a three hour flight to Guam.
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19:49Mark AbbottGUEST
And then there's a one hour hop down to Yap.
Boarding Pass 353: Prime Air 7598
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29:03DrewHOST
United still operates the famed Island Hopper flight, which Air Micronesia launched in 1968.
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29:09DrewHOST
The flights UA 154 and 155, s- it stops on five islands, Majuro and Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, followed by Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia before arriving in Guam or Hon- or Honolulu.
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29:26DougHOST
Of the routes it operates from Guam, the market with the highest capacity and ASM, or available seat miles, is from Guam to three cities in Japan, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, where the combined capacity surpasses the Guam-Honolulu 777 run.
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29:41DougHOST
The United hub on Guam also serves as a small transit hub.
EXCLUSIVE: How a Tiny Nation Is Defying Beijing and Defending Its Sovereignty | President Surangel Whipps Jr.
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2:27Surangel Whipps Jr.GUEST
My father convinced her, after they finished college, to move back to the Pacific.
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2:33Surangel Whipps Jr.GUEST
We actually first went to Pohnpei for a year, and then we moved back to Palau.
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2:37Surangel Whipps Jr.GUEST
And I was only four years old, and we've been here since, except for going to university.
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2:45Surangel Whipps Jr.GUEST
So when the time came to where I had to give up my US citizenship or basically the ability to become a US citizen, I talked to my mother about it.