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    Tern Island Airstrip Outer Islands USA

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1966 Jim Haralson

Location
Located on Tern Island on the northern tip of the French Frigate Shoals.

Construction
Occupied in early 1942 by the US Navy. This island was enlarged and a single runway 3,300' x 400' built spanning the length of the island.

Today
Postwar, the Coast Guard operated from Tern Island for years. Today, the island is occupied by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service only.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009

 

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January 1945

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