Ailinglaplap is an atoll and municipality of 56 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is a legislative district of the Marshall Islands, located in the Ralik Chain. It is located 152 km northwest of Jaluit Atoll. Its total land area is only 5.67 sq mi (14.7 km²), but it encloses a lagoon of 289.69 sq mi (750 km²). The dominant plant on the atoll are coconut plantations.
"Ailinglaplap" translates as "greatest atoll" ('aelon' (atoll) + 'laplap' (superlative suffix)), because the greatest legends of the Marshallese people were created there. The four major population centers on Ailinglaplap Atoll are the settlements of Woja, at the westernmost end of the atoll, Jeh in the northeast, and Airok and Bouj in the south.
The population of the atoll was 1,959 as of 1999. The former president of the Marshall Islands, Kessai Note was born on Jeh Island, Ailinglaplap Atoll.
There are 3 airstrips on the atoll:
- Ailinglaplap Airport (IATA: AIP) is located to the south: 7°16′45″N 168°49′32″E / 7.27917°N 168.82556°E.
- Jeh Airport (IATA: JEJ) is located to the northeast: 07°33′54″N 168°57′42″E / 7.565°N 168.96167°E.
- Woja Airport (IATA: WJA) is located to west: 7°27′03″N 168°33′00″E / 7.45083°N 168.55°E.
Jabat Island is located off the coast of Ailinglaplap Atoll.
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