Maloelap Airport Taroa Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 4 ft / 1.2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°42′18″N171°13′50″E / 8.70500°N 171.23056°E | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1] | |||||||||||
Maloelap Airport is a public use airport located on Taroa Island in Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. This airport is assigned the location identifier 3N1 by the FAA [1] and MAV by the IATA. [2]
Maloelap Airport is at an elevation of 4 feet (1.2 m) above mean sea level. The runway is designated 04/22 with a turf surface measuring 3,500 by 150 feet (1,067 x 46 m). [1] There are no aircraft based at Maloelap. [1]
During World War II, Taroa Airfield was a major Japanese airbase approximately three miles long and one mile wide. The airfield was Japan's easternmost airbase of the War. Heavily bombed during the war, it was a favorite target for bombers from Makin Airfield, Tarawa and Abemama. Remnants of the airbase, defenses, and battles can still be found on the island; about 1,200 feet from the southwest end of the airport lies the wreck of the Toreshima Maru, a Japanese supply ship sunk in December 1943. [3]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Marshall Islands | Aur, Majuro |