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Dyess Army Airfield (ICAO: PKRO, FAA LID: ROI,[2] also known as Freeflight International Airport)^{[citation needed]} is a military airfield on Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. It is owned by the United States Army.[1] Approximately 60 U.S. personnel reside on the base, with an additional 100 personnel commuting from Bucholz Army Airfield daily by plane.[3]

Dyess Army Airfield
Part of Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site
Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll in Marshall Islands
The installation on a 1944 map
Dyess AAF Show map of Marshall Islands Dyess AAF Show map of North Pacific
Coordinates	09°23′49″N 167°28′15″E
Site information
Owner	United States Army
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: PKRO, FAA LID: ROI
Elevation	10 feet (3 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 04/22 4,499 feet (1,371 m) Paved
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

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When the Japanese took control of the island during World War II they built an airfield that took the form of the number "4." After the 4th Marine Division landed the Seabees of 3rd Battalion, 20th Marines and the 109th Naval Construction Battalion made the field operational again. The Japanese designated the runways A, B, and C, with A being the vertical leg, B being the diagonal and C intersecting at a right angle to A. The Seabees repaired runways A and C. Today the only runway that remains is A.

Facilities

Dyess Army Airfield is at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. The runway is designated 04/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,499 by 150 feet (1,371 x 45.5 m).[1]

References

External links

• Accident history for PKRO at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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[fr] Freeflight International Airport

Freeflight International Airport, également connu sous le nom Dyess Army Airfield, est une base militaire sur l'atoll Kwajalein dans les Îles Marshall. Il est la propriété de l'Armée de terre des États-Unis[1].

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