Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Enewetak, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°20′30″N162°19′42″E / 11.34167°N 162.32833°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Great Circle Mapper [1] | |||||||||||
Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield is a private airport at Enewetak on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands. This airport is assigned the location identifier ENT by the IATA. [1]
Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield has one runway designated 06/24, with an asphalt surface measuring 7,700 x 148 ft (2,347 x 45 m) at an elevation of 13 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. The runway is badly deteriorated and officially reserved for emergency landings only. [2] Runway was built as part of the Naval Base Eniwetok. [3]
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| Air Marshall Islands | Kwajalein |
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