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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.
The airport was established on the site of the World War II era West Field. Tinian International Airport covers an area of 1,416 acres (573 ha) which contains one paved runway (8/26) measuring 8,600 x 150 ft (2,621 x 46 m). [1]
Tinian Island: TNI TIQ: PGWT Tinian International Airport (West Tinian) P-N 38,664 Commercial service – nonprimary airports: Rota Island: GRO ROP: PGRO Rota International Airport: CS 11,625 General aviation airports: Shomu-Shon, Pagan Island: TT01 Pagan Airstrip: GA 0 Former military airfields: Tinian Island: North Field (closed)
Today, the four runways at North Field are overgrown and abandoned. A five-year, $409 million contract has been awarded in 2024 to upgrade the North Field. One of the two West Field runways remains in use as part of Tinian International Airport. [12]
Tinian Island in 1945: the vast North Field airfield is in the foreground with West Field beyond; the rest of the island is filled with barracks, buildings, and hangars. The task would have been easier if the plateau had been wider. As it was, the 7,000-foot (2,100 m) wide plateau required large amounts of fill.
Tinian International Airport (West Tinian) P-N 38,664 PUERTO RICO: Aguadilla: BQN BQN TJBQ Rafael Hernández Airport: P-N 294,921 Ceiba: RVR NRR: TJRV José Aponte de la Torre Airport: P-N 21,870 Culebra: CPX CPX TJCP Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport: P-N 14,612 Ponce: PSE PSE TJPS Mercedita Airport: P-N 91,966 San Juan: SIG SIG TJIG
"United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2019; Aviation Safety Network - IATA and ICAO airport codes
Also see airport category and list.. PGRO (ROP) – Rota International Airport (Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport) (FAA: GRO) – Rota Island PGSN (SPN) – Saipan International Airport (Francisco C. Ada International Airport) (FAA: GSN) – Saipan Island