Losuia Airport
8°30′18″S 151°04′48″E / 8.5051°S 151.0800°E
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Losuia Airport is an airport in Losuia, on the island of Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
History
Kiriwina Airfield was a coral surfaced 6,000 feet (1,800 m) long x 150 feet (46 m) wide single runway, built by
North Drome
on the northern part of Kiriwina.
Allied Units based at Kiriwina Airfield
- Douglas Boston
- No. 30 Squadron RAAF - Bristol Beaufighter
- Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
- No. 78 Squadron RAAF - Kittyhawks
- No. 79 Squadron RAAF - Supermarine Spitfire
- No. 6 Mobile Works Squadron RAAF
- No. 12 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
- No. 114 Mobile Fighter Sector RAAF
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| PNG Air | Alotau |
References
- ^ Airport information for AYKA at Great Circle Mapper.
- Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Building the Navy's Bases, vol. 2 (part III, chapter 26)". US Navy.
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