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This list of airports in Marshall Islands is sorted by location. For a list sorted by ICAO code, see List of airports by ICAO code: P#PK - Marshall Islands . List of airports
Marshall Islands International Airport (IATA: MAJ, ICAO: PKMJ, FAA LID: MAJ), also known as Amata Kabua International Airport, is located in the western part of Rairok on the south side of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The airport was built during World War II (1943) on Anenelibw and Lokojbar islets. [1] It ...
Schematic overview of Majuro. Majuro Atoll consists of over 60 islands, three of which are larger than 0.5 km 2 (0.2 sq mi). [3] At the western end of the atoll, about 50 kilometers (30 mi) from Delap-Uliga-Djarrit (DUD) by road, is the island community of Laura, an expanding residential area with a popular beach. [4]
The airfield was reduced to inactive status on 1 January 1947 and disestablished on 1 June 1947. [4]In the postwar period the airfield continued to serve as the airport for Majuro, however by the mid-1960s the runway surface was deteriorating and it was becoming unsuitable for use by modern aircraft, so it was decided to relocate the airport to its current location west of Rairok and to ...
Airports: 35 (2009), see list of airports in the Marshall Islands. Airports - with paved runways: total: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (Eniwetok, IATA airport code ENT; Kwajalein, KWA; and Marshall Islands International, MAJ; Rongelap, RNP). 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2009) Airports and airstrips - with unpaved runways: total: 30 914 to 1,523 m: 29 under 914 m ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Aur Airport is a public use airstrip at Aur on Aur Atoll, ... Air Marshall Islands: Majuro: References. a b ...
Airport type: Public: Serves: Enejit, Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands: Coordinates Enejit Airport is a public use ... Air Marshall Islands: Majuro: References
At approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level, Laura has the highest elevation of any islands in the Majuro Atoll. Marshall Islands International Airport is located on the island of Laura. A road connects the island of Laura to Djarrit. On January 30, 1944, United States troops invaded and built a large base, Naval Base Majuro. [2] [3]