Buin Airport Explained

Buin Airport
Iata:UBI
City-Served:Kara, Bougainville Island
Location:Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:-6.7333°N 155.685°W

Buin Airport (IATA:UBI) was an airport located near Kara, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.

History

Kara Airfield
Toripoil Airfield
Location:Buin, Bougainville Island
Type:Military Airfield
Built:1943
Materials:coral and bitumen
Used:1943-88
Condition:abandoned
Controlledby:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Battles:Operation I-Go
Bougainville Campaign

World War II

The airfield was constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in 1943 and known as Kara Airfield and Toripoil Airfield.

Postwar

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.

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