# Bucholz Army Air Field (KWA / PKWA)

**Bucholz Army Air Field** (IATA: KWA, ICAO: PKWA) is a medium airport in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. It opened in 1943. It has one runway, 2,032 m (6,668 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Army.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pkwa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KWA / PKWA
- FAA: KWA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Army
- Owner: Imperial Japanese Navy
- Serves: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 5 m / 16 ft
- Coordinates: 8.7201, 167.7320
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,032 m / 6,668 ft
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC+12 · Pacific/Kwajalein
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucholz_Army_Airfield (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3886454
- Weather station: PKWA · WMO 91366
- Ident: PKWA

## Timeline

- 1943: Bucholz Army Air Field opens.
- 1943: Imperial Japanese Navy becomes the owner.
- Feb 1944: United States Army becomes the owner.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,032 m / 6,668 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/11010AD.PDF

## Routes

7 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [MJE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mh-mje.md) Majkin Airport · Marshall Islands · 79 km / 49 mi · Air Marshall Islands
- [EAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eal.md) Elenak Airport · Marshall Islands · 118 km / 73 mi · Air Marshall Islands
- [LML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mh-lml.md) Lae Island Airport · Marshall Islands · 163 km / 101 mi · Air Marshall Islands
- [WJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mh-wja.md) Woja Airport · Marshall Islands · 167 km / 104 mi · Air Marshall Islands
- [WTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mh-wto.md) Wotho Island Airport · Marshall Islands · 249 km / 155 mi · Air Marshall Islands
- [AIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mh-aim.md) Ailuk Airport · Marshall Islands · 298 km / 185 mi · Air Marshall Islands
- [MAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pkmj.md) Marshall Islands International Airport · Marshall Islands · 431 km / 268 mi · Air Marshall Islands

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KWA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- CW [Air Marshall Islands](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-marshall-islands) · 7

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,032 m / 6,668 ft | #3,755 of 29,858 | #107 in Oceania | #3 in MH |
| Elevation | 5 m / 16 ft | =41,880 of 43,403 | #2,076 in Oceania | #8 in MH |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =57 in Oceania | #3 in MH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =1 in MH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | SAN FRANCISCO ARINC | 299.800 |
| APP | KWAJALEIN APP | 126.200 |
| TWR | KWAJALEIN TWR | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [MJE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mh-mje.md) Majkin Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [PKRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pkro.md) Dyess Army Air Field · 81 km / 50 mi
- [EAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eal.md) Elenak Airport · 118 km / 73 mi
- [EBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mh-ebn.md) Ebadon Airport · 121 km / 75 mi

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Bucholz Army Airfield”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bucholz_Army_Airfield&oldid=1362732848), revision of 5 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pkwa/data