Northwest Field

Northwest Field (historically Northwest Guam Air Force Base)[2] is a military airfield in Guam.

Northwest Field
Part of Andersen Air Force Base
Yigo in Guam, United States
Northwest Field as seen from the air in 2002
Northwest Field on a 1988 map
Northwest Field is located in Guam
Northwest Field
Northwest Field
Location in Guam
Coordinates13.6253°N 144.8580°E / 13.6253; 144.8580
Site information
OwnerUnited States Air Force
Controlled byPacific Air Forces
ConditionOperational, in limited use
Site history
Built8 January 1945 – 1 June 1945[1]
In use1945–1949
c. 2010–present
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
8,000 feet (2,438 m) Paved

History

Built in 1945 during World War II, the airfield was used as a bomber base during and after the war. It was closed in 1949.[3][1]

Units deployed to the airfield included the 315th Bombardment Wing, stationed from 1945 to 1946, and the 23rd Fighter Group, stationed from 1946 to 1949.[4][2]

Since around 2010, the airfield has been partially reactivated. It is used for training related to operating at airfields in austere conditions, including being one of the locations to host Cope North exercises.[5][6][7]

See also
  • US military installations in Guam

References
  1. Meyer, Jeffrey (March 2022). Air Force Heritage on Guam 1944–2021 (PDF). 36th Wing Public Affairs. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. Dollman, David (10 July 2017). "23 Fighter Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. "North Field Runway" (PDF). Department of the Navy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2017.
  4. USAF Historical Division (1961). Maurer, Maurer (ed.). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Washington, D.C.: Zenger Publishing Co. p. 423. ISBN 0-89201-092-4. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. Andriacco, Mike (13 April 2010). "Northwest Field critical to training, ecosystem". Andersen Air Force Base. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. Rogoway, Tyler (27 January 2021). "F-35s And F-16s Set To Operate From Austere Jungle Airfield During Major Exercise On Guam". The Drive. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  7. Pacic Air Forces Public Affairs (26 January 2022). "Australia, Japan, US converge on Guam for Cope North 22". Pacific Air Forces. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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