Kahili Airfield | |
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Buin, Bougainville Island | |
Coordinates | 06°43′48.27″S 155°41′1.13″E / 6.7300750°S 155.6836472°E |
Type | Military Airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
Condition | abandoned |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | 1942-45 |
Materials | coral and bitumen |
Battles/wars |
Operation I-Go Bougainville Campaign |
Kahili Airfield, also known as Buin Airfield, was an airfield located near Buin, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
The airfield was constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in November 1942. The airfield was later neutralized by Allied air bombing from 1943 and was abandoned after the cessation of hostilites.
Japanese Units based at Kahili Airfield included: