Buin Airport
Buin Airport | |
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Summary | |
Serves | Kara, Bougainville Island |
Location | Papua New Guinea |
Coordinates | 06°44′00″S 155°41′06″E / 6.73333°S 155.68500°E |
Buin Airport (IATA:UBI) was an airport located near Kara, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
History
[edit]Kara Airfield Toripoil Airfield | |
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Buin, Bougainville Island | |
Coordinates | 06°44′00″S 155°41′06″E / 6.73333°S 155.68500°E |
Type | Military Airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
Condition | abandoned |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 |
In use | 1943-88 |
Materials | coral and bitumen |
Battles/wars | Operation I-Go Bougainville Campaign |
World War II
[edit]The airfield was constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in 1943 and known as Kara Airfield and Toripoil Airfield.
Postwar
[edit]The airport was used by Air Niugini and other local carriers for air service to the Buin area, however the airport was destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis.