United States Pacific Is Wildlife Refuges Transportation - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Airports

Baker Island: one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2013)

Howland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2013)

Johnston Atoll: one closed and not maintained (2013)

Kingman Reef: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2013)

Midway Islands: 3 - one operational (2,377 m paved); no fuel for sale except emergencies (2013)

Palmyra Atoll: 1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2013)

Airports - with paved runways

2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 - Johnston Atoll; (2016)

note - abandoned but usable

Airports - with unpaved runways

1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 - Palmyra Atoll (2016)

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef

Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef: none; offshore anchorage only

Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island

Midway Islands: Sand Island

Palmyra Atoll: West Lagoon

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