PKWA is the ICAO code for Bucholz Army Air Field (IATA KWA), located in Kwajalein, KWA, Marshall Islands.
Bucholz Army Air Field (PKWA) is a medium airport in Kwajalein, KWA, Marshall Islands. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code PKWA or IATA code KWA. It sits in Oceania.
Bucholz Army Air Field is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.
The longest runway measures 6,668 ft (2,032 m), a midsize and super-midsize-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Citation Longitude, Challenger 350, and Gulfstream G280. In practice this comfortable for most midsize and super-mid charter equipment.
Bucholz Army Air Field sits near sea level at 9 ft.
Local operations run on Pacific/Kwajalein. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.
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Bucholz Army Airfield is a United States Army airfield located on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Its position is ideal for refueling during trans-Pacific flights, and the airport is available to civilians through Air Marshall Islands and United Airlines, mostly for the Island Hopper.
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