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Location Kamakaiwi Airfield is located on Howland Island one of the the Minor Outlying Islands (Unincorporated Unorganized Territory) of the United States of America (USA). Also known as Kamakaiwi Field, Howland Airport or WPA Howland Airport. Construction In 1935, the U.S. government under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) issued $12,000 in funding to the Bureau of Air Commerce to construct three unpaved runways on the island for aircraft. Named Kamakaiwi Field after James Kamakaiwi, one of the first colonists on Howland Island. Also known as Kamakaiwi Field, WPA Howland Airport. On July 2, 1937 the Model 10 Electra 1055 piloted by Amelia Earhart with navigator Fred Noonan that took off from Lae Airfield at 10:00am was bound for Kamakaiwi Airfield but never arrived and went missing in the vicinity. Wartime History On December 8, 1941 bombed by Japanese twin engine bombers at the start of the Pacific War. Two days later, a Japanese submarine (unconfirmed) surfaced and shelled Howland Island. A single Japanese bomber attacked the island twice more, bombing the Itascatown area. Between September 1943 until May 1944 known as Naval Air Station (NAS) Howland for the small U.S. Navy (USN) garrison. Japanese missions against Howland December 8 - ?, 1941 Today No airplane is ever known to have landed at this airfield. The traces of the original 1930s runways have disappeared. Contribute
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