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Lae Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lae, Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°55′18″N166°15′56″E / 8.92167°N 166.26556°E Coordinates: 08°55′18″N166°15′56″E / 8.92167°N 166.26556°E | ||||||||||
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Source: Great Circle Mapper [1] | |||||||||||
Lae Airport is a public use airport at Lae on Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
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| Air Marshall Islands | Kwajalein, Majuro |
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