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Buin Airport (IATA:UBI) was an airport located near Kara, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.

History

World War II

The airfield was constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in 1943 and known as Kara Airfield and Toripoil Airfield.

Postwar

The airport was used by Air Niugini and other local carriers for air service to the Buin area, however the airport was destroyed during the Bougainville Crisis.

See also

• Buka Airport
• Kahili Airfield
• Kieta Airport

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120614000050/http://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/kara/index.html