Bucholz Army Airfield
Bucholz Army Airfield is a United States Army airfield located on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Its position is ideal for refueling during trans-Pacific flights, and the airport is available to civilians through Air Marshall Islands and United Airlines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Marshall Islands
- Also known as: “Bucholz AAF”, “KWA”, “PKWA”, and “Tentera Bucholz Airport”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site.
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site, is a missile test range in Marshall Islands. It covers about 750,000 square miles and includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll, Wake Island, and Aur Atoll.
Bucholz Army Airfield
- Categories: airport, air base, commercial traffic aerodrome, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Kwajalein, Ralik, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
8.72066° or 8° 43′ 14″ northLongitude
167.73156° or 167° 43′ 54″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Operator
United States ArmyIATA airport code
KWAICAO airport code
PKWAOpen location code
6VW9PPCJ+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 368378996OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldGeoNames ID
7303962Wikidata ID
Q3886454
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Bucholz Army Airfield” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bucholz US Army Air Field”
- Cebuano: “Kwajalein International Airport”
- Chinese: “布裘兹空军基地”
- Chinese: “布裘茲空軍基地”
- Chinese: “瓜加林國際機場”
- Chinese: “瓜加林機場”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مطار بوخولز للجيش”
- Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הצבאי בוכהולץ”
- Indonesian: “KWA”
- Indonesian: “PKWA”
- Japanese: “バックホルツ陸軍飛行場”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Tentera Bucholz”
- Persian: “KWA”
- Persian: “PKWA”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی ارتشی بوچولز”
- Swedish: “Kwajalein International Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро артишӣ бучулз”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Downtown and Kwajalein.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kwajalein Yacht Club and Camp Hamilton Beach.
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