Airports / Marshall Islands / KWA
Bucholz Army Air Field
PKWA / KWAKwajalein, Marshall IslandsELEV 9 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
233 nm
To the nearest alternate
Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ).
Overview
Bucholz Army Air Field, listed as PKWA / KWA, is a mid-sized airport in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. The airport sits 9 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KWA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ, 233 nm), Kosrae International Airport (KSA, 349 nm), and Bonriki International Airport (TRW, 547 nm).
Charter pricing from KWA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kwajalein.
Field capability
ICAO
PKWA
IATA
KWA
FAA / Local
KWA
Elevation
9 ft
Coordinates
8.7201° N · 167.7320° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 233nmMAJMarshall Islands International AirportMajuro Atoll
- 349nmKSAKosrae International AirportOkat
- 547nmTRWBonriki International AirportSouth Tarawa
- 559nmINUNauru International AirportYaren
- 576nmPNIPohnpei International AirportPohnpei Island
- 637nmAWKWake Island AirfieldWake Island
Location
Open the full mapPKWA · Bucholz Army Air Field · Kwajalein, Marshall Islands