| Momote Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MAS – ICAO: AYMO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Serves | Manus Island, Papua New Guinea | ||
| Location | Momote, Los Negros Island | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||
| Coordinates | 02°03′42.80″S 147°25′26.94″E / 2.0618889°S 147.42415°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 6136 | 1870 | Asphalt |
| Source: World Aero Data [1] | |||
Momote Airport is an airport on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea (IATA: MAS, ICAO: AYMO).
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Airlines and Destinations
- Air Niugini (Kavieng, Lae, Port Moresby)
History
Hayne Airfield
Built by the Imperial Japanese at Momote during World War II. Known as Hyane Airfield by the Japanese, as they called Los Negros, Hayne Island. The runway was 4,100 feet (1,200 m) long x 300 feet (91 m) wide with three taxiways and 12 revetments under construction.
Occupied on 2 March 1944 by the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division as part of the Battle of Los Negros, which was part of the Admiralty Islands campaign.
Japanese Units based at Hayne Airfield
Momote Airfield
After liberating the airfield on 2 March 1944, 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 x 130 feet (40 m) wide with 75 feet (23 m) foot 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.
Allied Units Based at Momote Airfield
- Headquarters, Thirteenth Air Force, (15 Jun-13 Sep 1944)
- Headquarters, XIII Bomber Command, (Jun-3 Sep 1944)
- 5th Bomb Group Headquarters
- 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron (B-24s)
- 5th Bomb Group, 23rd Bomb Squadron (B-24s)
- 5th Bomb Group, 31st Bomb Squadron (B-24s)
- 5th Bomb Group, 394th Bomb Squadron (B-24s)
- 307th Bombardment Group, (13th AF) (29 Apr-24 Aug 1944)
- 403d Troop Carrier Group, (13th AF) 30 Aug-4 Oct 1944
- Detachment, 419th Night Fighter Squadron, (13th AF) (27 Jun-18 Aug 1944)
- No. 19 Squadron RNZAF (F4Us)
- No. 73 Wing RAAF
- No. 27 Air Stores Park RAAF
- No. 114 (Mobile) Fighter Sector Headquarters RAAF
- No. 346 Radar Station RAAF
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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