Losuia Airport
| Losuia Airport | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Location | Losuia, on the island of Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea |
| Opened | 1943 |
Coordinates: 8°30′18″S 151°04′48″E / 8.5051°S 151.0800°E
Losuia Airport is an airport in Losuia, on the island of Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea.
Kiriwina Airfield was a coral surfaced 6,000 feet (1,800 m) long x 150 feet (46 m) wide single runway, built by US Army Engineers with assistance from combat troops shortly after occupying the island on 30 June 1943 during World War II. A C-47 was the first aircraft to land at the airfield on 2 August 1943. US Navy Seabees expanded the airfield constructing a 7,000 feet (2,100 m) taxiway, 25 fighter hardstands, a 5,300 feet (1,600 m) taxiway and 16 bomber hardstands. Also known as South Drome, upon completion of North Drome on the northern part of Kiriwina.
...
Wikipedia