Guasopa Airport
| Guasopa Airport | |||
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IATA: GAZ – ICAO: none – FAA LID:
 Guasopa
Airport Guasopa
Airport (Papua New Guinea) |
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| Serves | Guasopa, Woodlark Island | ||
| Coordinates | 9°14′00″S 152°57′00″E / 9.2333333°S 152.95°ECoordinates: 9°14′00″S 152°57′00″E / 9.2333333°S 152.95°E | ||
Guasopa Airport (IATA: GAZ), is an airport at Guasopa on Woodlark Island, in the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
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[edit] History
Built by the 60th US Naval Construction Battalion after Operation Chronicle, the occupation Woodlark Island during World War II. A single 3,000 feet (910 m) x 150 feet (46 m) coral surfaced runway was constructed shortly afterwards. The runway was expanded to 6,500 feet (2,000 m) x 225 feet (69 m) and a parallel runway of 6,000 feet (1,800 m) x 60 feet (18 m) was also built, together with 110 hardstands. The airifeld was also known as Woodlark Airfield. The airfield was used as a stopover point and refuelling point.
[edit] Allied Units based at Guasopa Airfield
- 5th Air Force, 35th Fighter Group, 39th Fighter Squadron (P-39s)
- 13th Air Force, 347th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Squadron (P-39s)
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
