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Palmyra Atoll

Palmyra Airport

Palmyra Atoll, also referred to as Palmyra Island, is one of the . It is located almost due south of the , roughly one-third of the way between and .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airstrip on uninhabited island, Palmyra Atoll
  • Also known as: “Cooper Airport”, “Palmyra (Cooper) Airport”, “Palmyra Airfield”, “Palmyra Atoll Airfield”, “Palmyra Island Naval Air Station”, “Palmyra, Kiribati Airport”, and “PLPA”

Palmyra Airport

Latitude
5.88884° or 5° 53′ 20″ north
Longitude
-162.0773° or 162° 4′ 38″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Operator
The Nature Conservancy
ICAO airport code
PLPA
Open location code
62QVVWQF+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 377875255
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
5854950
Wiki­data ID
Q7128455
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Palmyra Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu de Palmyra”
  • Chinese: “巴尔米拉环礁机场”
  • French: “aérodrome de Palmyra (Cooper)”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Palmyra (Cooper)”
  • French: “P16”
  • Indonesian: “PLPA”
  • Japanese: “パルミラ（クーパー）空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Palmyra, Kiribati”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه پالمیرا (کوپر)”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه پالمیرا”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Palmyra (Cooper)”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Palmyra”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Palmyra”

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