West Field
West Field is a former World War II airfield on Tinian in the Mariana Islands. Today, West Field is used as the civilian Tinian International Airport. West Field at Tinian Naval Base was a base for Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations against the Japanese Home Islands in 1944–45 and the base for the B-29 Superfortress 58th Bombardment Wing.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former World War II airfield on Tinian in the Mariana Islands
- Also known as: “Airfield No. 2” and “Gurguan Point Airfield”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tinian International Airport and House of Taga.
Tinian International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.House of Taga
The House of Taga is an archeological site located near San Jose Village, on the island of Tinian, United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the Marianas Archipelago. House of Taga is situated 2½ miles south of West Field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Jose.
San Jose
Town
San Jose is the largest village on the island of Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogña Beach. San Jose is situated 2½ miles south of West Field.
West Field
- Categories: military base, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.0026° or 15° 0′ 9″ north
Longitude
145.62059° or 145° 37′ 14″ east
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Open location code
7R772J3C+26
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Japanese—“West Field” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Gurguan Point Airfield”
- Czech: “Letiště č. 2”
- Czech: “Letiště Gurguan Point”
- Czech: “Letiště West Field”
- Japanese: “ウェストフィールド”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bay view and turtle watching and Leprosarium Beach.
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