Gurguan Point Airfield

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Gurguan Point Airfield is the former name of Tinian International Airport, a World War II-era airfield on Tinian Island in the Northern Mariana Islands that played a key role in U.S. military operations in the Pacific.

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Gurguan Point Airfield canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II airfield
military airfield
alsoKnownAs West Field
continent Oceania
country United States
currentName Tinian International Airport
formerNameOf Tinian International Airport
hasFunction civil aviation (as Tinian International Airport)
military air operations
hasIataCode TIQ
hasIcaoCode PGWT
hasRunwaySurface paved
historicalEra 20th century
isOnTerritoryOf Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
locatedIn Northern Mariana Islands
Pacific Ocean
locatedOn Tinian Island
linked to: Tinian
nearbyCity San Jose, Tinian
operatedBy United States military
partOf Mariana Islands campaign
linked to: Marianas campaign
playedRoleIn U.S. military operations in the Pacific
region Micronesia
status renamed as Tinian International Airport
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of World War II
usedBy United States Army Air Forces
usedDuring World War II

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Tinian International Airport formerlyKnownAs Gurguan Point Airfield