Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield is a private
airport
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at Enewetak on
Enewetak Atoll,
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Intern ...
. This airport is assigned the
location identifier
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ENT by the
IATA.
Facilities
Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield has one
runway
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designated 06/24, with an
asphalt
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surface measuring 7,700 x 148 ft (2,347 x 45 m) at an
elevation
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of 13 feet (4 m) above
mean sea level
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For a data set, the '' ari ...
. The runway is badly deteriorated and officially reserved for emergency landings only. Runway was built as part of the
Naval Base Eniwetok
Marshall Islands on the globe in the Pacific Ocean
Naval Base Eniwetok was major United States Navy base at the Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, just to west of the International Date Line, during World Wa ...
.
Enewetak Airfield
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Airlines and destinations
References
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Airports in the Marshall Islands