| Box-Width: | 220px |
| Maloelap Airport | |
| Nativename: | Taroa Airfield |
| Image2-Width: | 200 |
| Iata: | MAV |
| Faa: | 3N1 |
| Elevation-F: | 4 |
| Elevation-M: | 1.2 |
| R1-Number: | 04/22 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,500 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,067 |
| R1-Surface: | turf |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Maloelap Airport is a public use airport located on Taroa Island in Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. This airport is assigned the location identifier 3N1 by the FAA and MAV by the IATA.[2]
Maloelap Airport is at an elevation of 4 feet (1.2 m) above mean sea level. The runway is designated 04/22 with a turf surface measuring 3,500 by 150 feet (1,067 x 46 m). There are no aircraft based at Maloelap.
During World War II, Taroa Airfield was a major Japanese airbase approximately three miles long and one mile wide. The airfield was Japan's easternmost airbase of the War. Heavily bombed during the war, it was a favorite target for bombers from Makin Airfield, Tarawa and Abemama. Remnants of the airbase, defenses, and battles can still be found on the island; about 1,200 feet from the southwest end of the airport lies the wreck of the Toreshima Maru, a Japanese supply ship sunk in December 1943.[3]