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In the first years of World War II, French Frigate Shoals became an important part of the defenses of Hawaii. The shallow water was favored by both sides as a possible location to refuel floatplanes. After the Battle of Midway, Navy Seabees blasted a coral runway out of the reef so the reef could serve as an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" for patrol aircraft and aircraft needing an emergency landing field between Hawaii and Midway.
After the war it became a Coast Guard Loran station and now serves as a biological research station.
The runway is no longer usable.
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Location
City: Tern Island, Hawaii, United States
Name: French Frigate Shoals Airport
FAA: HFS
Details
Type: Airport (Airfield)
Use: Private
Latitude: 23°51'51"N (23.864050)
Longitude: 166°17'05"W (-166.284633)
Elevation: 6 ft (2 m)
Runways: 1
Longest: 3000 × 200 ft (914 × 61 m)
After the war it became a Coast Guard Loran station and now serves as a biological research station.
The runway is no longer usable.
members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/HI/Airfields_W_Pac...
Location
City: Tern Island, Hawaii, United States
Name: French Frigate Shoals Airport
FAA: HFS
Details
Type: Airport (Airfield)
Use: Private
Latitude: 23°51'51"N (23.864050)
Longitude: 166°17'05"W (-166.284633)
Elevation: 6 ft (2 m)
Runways: 1
Longest: 3000 × 200 ft (914 × 61 m)
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tern_Island_(Hawaii)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 23°52'11"N 166°17'3"W
- French Frigate Shoals 5.1 km
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- Kaua'i 690 km
- O'ahu 856 km
- Moloka'i 968 km
- Lānaʻi 1004 km
- Maui 1035 km
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll 1075 km
- Hawai‘i 1127 km
- Kiritimati Atoll 2604 km
- Runway 6/24 0.1 km
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- Annexation Hill 164 km
- West Cove 164 km
- Shark Bay 164 km
- Siever's Peak 165 km
- Flagpole Hill 165 km
- Summit Hill 165 km
- Bowl Hill 165 km
- Gardner Pinnacles 214 km
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