Direction | Length | Surface | |
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m | ft | ||
04/22 | 1,200 | 3,937 | Compacted gravel |
12/30 | 1,495 | 4,905 | Compacted gravel |
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The crossing runways are just inland from the island's eastern shore, and approach and departures are over the water.
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