Buin Airport
Buin Airport | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Serves | Kara, Bougainville Island |
| Location | Papua New Guinea |
| Coordinates | 06°44′00″S 155°41′06″E / 6.73333°S 155.68500°E |
Buin Airport (IATA:UBI) was an airport located near Kara, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
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| Kara Airfield Toripoil Airfield | |
|---|---|
| Buin, Bougainville Island | |
| Coordinates | 06°44′00″S 155°41′06″E / 6.73333°S 155.68500°E |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-88 |
| Materials | coral and bitumen |
| Battles/wars | Operation I-Go Bougainville Campaign |
World War II[edit]
The airfield was constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in 1943 and known as Kara Airfield and Toripoil Airfield.
Postwar[edit]
The airport was used by Air Niugini and other local carriers for air service to the Buin area, however the airport was destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis.
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