| 词条 | Angaur Airstrip |
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| name = Angaur Airstrip | nativename = | image = | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = ANG | type = Public | owner = Republic of Palau | operator = | location = Angaur, Palau | elevation-f = 20 | elevation-m = 6 | pushpin_map = Palau | coordinates = {{Coord|06|54|23|N|134|08|42|E|region:PW_type:airport}} | website = | r1-number = 5/23 | r1-length-f = 7,000 | r1-length-m = 2,133 | r1-surface = Gravel | footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | built = 1944 | occupants = U.S. Army Air Forces Seventh Air Force (until 1945) }} Angaur Airstrip {{airport codes|||ANG[1]}} is a small airstrip on Angaur, one of the islands of Palau. It also served as an airfield during World War II. HistoryWorld War IISee also: Battle of Angaur The day the island was declared secured on September 20, 1944, construction of the airfield began on the eastern edge of the island. As there was no existing airfield to build on, two Army engineering battalions had to clear jungle and level the terrain to create the airfield. On 19 October 1944 the airfield with its {{convert|7000|ft}} runway aligned NE/SW together with taxiways and hardstands for 120 aircraft were ready for use.[2][3] The 494th Bombardment Group operating B-24J Liberator bombers arrived at Angaur on 16 October and commenced operations on 3 November. The Wing remained at Angaur until June 1945 when it moved to Yontan Airfield on Okinawa. The 22d Bombardment Group operating B-24s was based at Angaur from November 1944 until January 1945 when it moved to Guiuan Airfield in the Philippines. PostwarIn April 2010 the Palau Senate passed a resolution asking the President to offer Angaur airstrip as a site for the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Okinawa.[4] Facilities and aircraftThe airport resides at an estimated elevation of {{convert|20|ft}} above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring {{convert|7000|ft}} by {{convert|150|ft}}. For the 12-month period ending May 23, 1987, the airport had 1,500 air taxi aircraft operations, an average of 125 per month.[1] Airlines and destinations{{Airport-dest-list| Belau Air | Koror, Peleliu | Pacific Mission Aviation | Koror }} See also
References1. ^1 2 {{FAA-airport|ID=ANG|name=Angaur Airstrip|use=PU|own=PU|site=51512.01*A}}, effective 2 July 2009. 2. ^{{Cite book|last=Smith|first=Robert |title=The approach to the Philippines| publisher=US Government Printing Office| year=1953| isbn=|page=530}} 3. ^{{Cite book|last=|first= |title=Building the Navy's Bases in World War II History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps 1940-1946| publisher=US Government Printing Office| year=1947| isbn=|page=331}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.islandtimes.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4100:senate-bids-angaur-airfield-for-us-military-use&catid=4:politics|title=Senate bids Angaur airfield for US military use| publisher=Island Times| date=26 April 2010|accessdate=2 June 2013}} External links
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