Maloelap Airport

Maloelap Airport Taroa Airfield
IATA: MAV – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 3N1
Summary
Elevation AMSL		4 ft / 1.2 m
Coordinates		8°42′18″N 171°13′50″E / 8.705°N 171.23056°E / 8.705; 171.23056Coordinates: 8°42′18″N 171°13′50″E / 8.705°N 171.23056°E / 8.705; 171.23056
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
04/22	3,500	1,067	turf
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Maloelap Airport is a public use airport located on Taroa Island in Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. This airport is assigned the location identifier 3N1 by the FAA^[1] and MAV by the IATA.^[2]

Facilities

Maloelap Airport is at an elevation of 4 feet (1.2 m) above mean sea level. The runway is designated 04/22 with a turf surface measuring 3,500 by 150 feet (1,067 x 46 m).^[1] There are no aircraft based at Maloelap.^[1]

History

During World War II, Taroa Airfield was a major Japanese airbase approximately three miles long and one mile wide. The airfield was Japan's easternmost airbase of the War. Heavily bombed during the war, it was a favorite target for bombers from Makin Airfield, Tarawa and Abemama. Remnants of the airbase, defenses, and battles can still be found on the island; about 1,200 feet from the southwest end of the airport lies the wreck of the Toreshima Maru, a Japanese supply ship sunk in December, 1943.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

• Air Marshall Islands (Aur, Majuro)

See also

• Taroa Airfield

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for 3N1 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-10-22.
2. ^ "MAV - Taroa Island, Marshall Islands - Maloelap Airport". Great Circle Mapper. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/MAV. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
3. ^ "Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Modern Shipwrecks in the Marshall Islands--Wreck of the Toreshima Maru in Maloelap Lagoon--A Photo Essay.". Digital Micronesia-An Electronic Library & Archive. http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/history/Taroa_ToreshimaMaru.html. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 

External links

• AirNav airport information for 3N1