Losuia Airport

8°30′18″S 151°04′48″E / 8.5051°S 151.0800°E / -8.5051; 151.0800

SummaryLocationLosuia, on the island of Kiriwina, Papua New GuineaOpened1943Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m

Losuia Airport is an airport in Losuia, on the island of Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea.^[1][2]

History

Kiriwina Airfield was a coral surfaced 6,000 feet (1,800 m) long x 150 feet (46 m) wide single runway, built by US Army Engineers with assistance from combat troops shortly after occupying the island on 30 June 1943 during World War II. A C-47 was the first aircraft to land at the airfield on 2 August 1943. US Navy Seabees from the 60th Naval Construction Battalion expanded the airfield constructing a 7,000 feet (2,100 m) taxiway, 25 fighter hardstands, a 5,300 feet (1,600 m) taxiway and 16 bomber hardstands.^[3] Also known as South Drome, upon completion of North Drome on the northern part of Kiriwina.

Allied Units based at Kiriwina Airfield

• No. 22 Squadron RAAF - Douglas Boston
• No. 30 Squadron RAAF - Bristol Beaufighter
• No. 76 Squadron RAAF - Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
• No. 78 Squadron RAAF - Kittyhawks
• No. 79 Squadron RAAF - Supermarine Spitfire
• No. 6 Mobile Works Squadron RAAF
• No. 12 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF
• No. 114 Mobile Fighter Sector RAAF

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
PNG Air	Alotau

References

• Kiriwina Airfield