Nukufetau Airfield

Nukufetau Airfield is a former wartime airfield on the south-eastern side of Nukufetau on Motulalo Island.

History
Built by United States Navy Seabees on Motulalo island as an alternative strip to Nanumea and Funafuti airfields and allow for further dispersal of aircraft in the region. Two intersecting runways formed an "X" shape.

United States Army Air Forces using the base included:


 * 26th Bombardment Squadron operating B-24s from 11 November 1943-25 January 1944
 * 98th Bombardment Squadron operating B-24s from 11 November 1943-20 January 1944

Operational before November 1943 to aid in the Battle of Tarawa.

Abandoned after the war and has been totally overgrown by natural vegetation.