Piva Airfield

Piva Airfield
Piva, Bougainville Island
Site information
TypeMilitary Airfield
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
United States Marine Corps
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Conditionabandoned
Location
Coordinates06°12′18″S 155°04′00″E / 6.20500°S 155.06667°E / -6.20500; 155.06667
Site history
Built1943-4
Built bySeebees
In use1944–88
MaterialsMarsden Matting over sand
Battles/warsBougainville Campaign

Piva Airfield is a former World War II airfield on Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands archipelago.

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