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Momote Airport

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Airport in Los Negros Island, Manus, Papua New Guinea

Momote Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPNG National Airports Corporation Limited
OperatorPNG National Airports Corporation Ltd
ServesLorengau, Manus Province
LocationLos Negros Island,Papua New Guinea
Elevation AMSL12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates02°03′43″S147°25′27″E / 2.06194°S 147.42417°E /-2.06194; 147.42417
Map
MAS is located in Papua New Guinea
MAS
MAS
Location of airport in Papua New Guinea
Map
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
mft
16/341,8706,136Chipseal

Momote Airport (IATA:MAS,ICAO:AYMO) is an airport onLos Negros Island in theAdmiralty Islands,Papua New Guinea. It also servesManus Island, which is connected to Los Negros by a bridge.

History

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Hayne Airfield

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Built by theImperial Japanese at Momote duringWorld War II. Known asHayne Airfield by the Japanese, as they called Los Negros,Hayne Island. Therunway was 4,100 feet (1,200 m) long × 300 feet (91 m) wide with threetaxiways and 12revetments under construction.[citation needed]

Occupied on 2 March 1944 by theUS Army's1st Cavalry Division as part of theBattle of Los Negros, which was part of theAdmiralty Islands campaign.[citation needed]

Japanese Units based at Hayne Airfield

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  • 63rd Sentai, 3rd Chutai (Ki-43)
  • 14th Sentai (Ki-21)

Momote Airfield

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After liberating the airfield on 2 March 1944, theSeabees of the 40th Naval Construction Battalion repaired the airfield and the airfield became operational on 18 May 1944, although fighters were landing at the airfield only two days after occupation. The single runway was extended to 7,800 feet (2,400 m) long × 130 feet (40 m) wide with 75-foot (23 m) shoulders, constructed with a coral base with marsden matting covering 1,000 feet (300 m) at the ends of the runway. A 7,000-barrel fuel depot was set up at the airfield. The United States Navy established Aviation Repair and Overhaul Unit No.1 (AROU 1) in the spring of 1944 on Momote Airfield between Seeadler Harbor and the Bismarck Sea on Los Negros Island. AROU 1 conducted maintenance and testing of naval aircraft and supplied aircraft to naval forces for major assaults as far away as the Philippine Islands.[citation needed]

Allied Units Based at Momote Airfield

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A memorial to the 1944 operation of the1st Cavalry Division (United States) on Los Negros Island is located near the north end of the airfield.[3]

Facilities

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The airport resides at anelevation of 12 feet (4 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway designated 16/34 with achip seal surface measuring 1,870 by 45 metres (6,135 ft × 148 ft).[1] The airport can accommodate B737 operations and night operations.The airport is sometimes used by private business jets as an alternative stop-over on the route between United States and India.[4]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air NiuginiKavieng,Lae,Madang,Port Moresby

See also

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^abAirport information for AYMO[usurped] fromDAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^Airport information for MAS at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^"Los Negros Island - Momote Airfield".American War Memorials Overseas. Wilmington, DE, USA: American War Memorials Overseas, Inc. 2008. Retrieved23 January 2025.
  4. ^"Level Jet Charter | I Worldwide Air Charter Services".

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