Henderson Field / Midway Atoll Airport

Henderson Field is a public located on Sand Island in , an unincorporated territory of the . It serves primarily as an emergency diversion airport for trans-Pacific flights and provides access to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 12 metres (39 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code MDY
  • …has the ICAO airport code PMDY
  • …is operated by the US Department of the Interior
  • Description: airport located on Midway atoll
  • Also known as
    “Henderson Field”
    “Henderson Field (Midway Atoll)”
    “Henderson Field Airport”
    “MDY”
    “Midway Atoll Airport”
    “Naval Air Facility Midway”
    “Naval Air Station Midway”
    “PMDY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spit Island.
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is an islet.

Henderson Field / Midway Atoll Airport

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Latitude
28.20578° or 28° 12′ 21″ north
Longitude
-177.38198° or 177° 22′ 55″ west
Open location code
72W46J49+86
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1012074590
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
5854944
Wiki­data ID
Q3888137

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Xhosa—“Henderson Field / Midway Atoll Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeródromu Henderson”
  • Cebuano: “Henderson Field Civil Airport”
  • Chinese: “亨德森机场”
  • Chinese: “韓德森空軍基地”
  • Chinese: “韩德森空军基地”
  • Czech: “Hendersonovo letiště”
  • Czech: “Letiště Sand Island”
  • Dutch: “Henderson Field”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هينديرسون فيلد”
  • French: “aérodrome de Henderson Field”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Henderson Field”
  • French: “MDY”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Henderson Field”
  • Indonesian: “MDY”
  • Indonesian: “PMDY”
  • Italian: “Henderson Field”
  • Japanese: “ヘンダーソン飛行場 (ミッドウェー環礁)”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Henderson Field”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی هندرسون”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Henderson Field”
  • Spanish: “Aerodromo Henderson”
  • Spanish: “Aeródromo Henderson”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро ҳндрсун”
  • Xhosa: “I-Henderson Field (Midway)”
  • Xhosa: “I-Henderson Field”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gooneyville Lodge and Midway Bowl.

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