KWA — Bucholz Army Air Field
Medium-sized airport in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands.
- IATA code
- KWA
- ICAO code
- PKWA
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- —
- No open data
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+12
- Pacific/Kwajalein
- Elevation
- 3 m
- 10 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 2,032 m
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About KWA
Bucholz Army Air Field is a medium-sized airport serving Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. It opened in 1943 and is run by United States Army. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from KWA.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from KWA
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| KWA → GUM | 2,559 km | 90 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| MJE | Majkin Airport | 79 km |
| JEJ | Jeh Airport | 187 km |
| LIK | Likiep Airport | 212 km |
| UJE | Ujae Atoll Airport | 218 km |
| WTO | Wotho Island Airport | 249 km |
Distance from KWA to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,032 m | 60 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Kwajalein, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands · 8.7201, 167.7320
Questions
Bucholz Army Air Field has the IATA code KWA and the ICAO code PKWA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
KWA is a medium-sized airport in Kwajalein, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, at 8.7201, 167.7320, 3 m above sea level.
KWA is in the Pacific/Kwajalein time zone, UTC+12.
Bucholz Army Air Field opened in 1943.
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