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Pacific Southwest Region
(a)
:
Runway marker lights are of the medium intensity type on cone shaped
bases. Two pairs of red and green lights are located 65 feet in from
both ends of the runway, marking both threshold and night over-run area,
Janet Airfield,
(a)
Location -
11° 40! 05" north latitude,
162° 14! 23" east longitude.
slevation - 9 feet above lowest low tide level,
(b)
The runway is 4,100 feet long, in a bearins of 79 degrees, and is 90
feet wide, Construction consists of compacted pit run coral and compacted
Select crushed coral, with the latter placed in the center part of the
runway for a distance of 1,250 feet. Gross weight capacities at the time
of compaction were as follows:
Single Wheel
30,000 Lbs
(c)
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Dual Wheel
45,000 Lbs
Twin Tandem Wheel
100,000 lbs
The runway is marked "7" on the southwest end, and "25" at the northeast
end, There is no runway lighting system, A cloth type wind sock is
located south of the aircraft parking area which is at the south central
portion of the strip.
Tilda Airfield.
(a)
Location -
11° 37! 05" north latitude,
162° 19! 43' east longitude,
Elevation -— 9 feet above lowest low tide level,
(b)
The runway is 1,400 feet long, in a bearing of 78 degrees, and is 50
feet wide, There are 25 foot shoulders on both sides of the runway.
Runway construction consists of asphalt concrete placed over compacted
crushed coral.
as follows:
Gross weight capacities at the time of construction were
Single Wheel
30,000 lbs
(c)
De
Dual Wheel
45,000 Lbs
Twin Tandem Wheel
100,000 lbs
The runway is mrked "7" at the southwest end, and "25" at the northeast
end,
There is no lighting system, nor wind sock.
Yvonne Airfield,
(a)
Location - 11° 32! 35" north latitude.
162° 21' 49" east longitude,
Elevation ~ 10 feet above lowest low tide level at normal approach end.
(b)
The runway is 1,240 feet long, in a bearing of 60 degrees, and is 50
feet wide, Construction consists of compacted select crushed coral,
with gross weight capacities at the time of compaction as follows: