| Emirau Airport | |
| Iata: | EMI |
| Icao: | AYEE |
| Pushpin Map: | Papua New Guinea |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Papua New Guinea |
| Pushpin Label: | EMI |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Location: | Emirau Island, Papua New Guinea |
| Elevation-F: | 100 |
| Elevation-M: | 30 |
| Coordinates: | -1.6417°N 207.5°W |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 12/30 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1455 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4773 |
| Footnotes: | Source: PNG Airstrip Guide[1] |
Emirau Airport is an airfield in Emirau Island, Papua New Guinea.
| Emirau Airfield | |
| Location: | Emirau Island |
| Type: | Military Airfield |
| Built: | 1944 |
| Builder: | Seabees |
| Materials: | Coral |
| Used: | 1944-present |
| Controlledby: | United States Marine Corps Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Emirau was seized unopposed by two Battalions of the 4th Marine Regiment on 20 March 1944.[2] Naval Construction Battalions arrived shortly after the landings and began construction of two coral-surfaced by airfields on the island. Inshore Airfield had 35 double hardstands capable of parking 210 fighter or light-bomber planes, while North Cape Airfield had 42 hardstands with space for parking 84 heavy bombers. Both were fully equipped with towers, lighting, and a dispensary. The aviation tank farm consisted of three tanks and nineteen together with the appropriate filling and distribution points. A reserve of was stored in drums.[2] Emirau was the staging point for attacks on the Japanese strongholds at Rabaul and Kavieng.
US Marine Corps units based here included:
Royal New Zealand Air Force units based here included:[7]
There was also one Australian unit located on the island - the 474 Heavy Anti-aircraft Troop.
Base roll-up commenced in December 1944 and was completed by May 1945.[2]
The runways remain usable.