Kahili Airfield
Buin, Bougainville Island
A6Ms from the Carrier Zuikaku at Kahili in 1943
Coordinates	06°43′48.27″S 155°41′1.13″E / 6.7300750°S 155.6836472°E / -6.7300750; 155.6836472
Type	Military Airfield
Site information
Controlled by	Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Condition	abandoned
Site history
Built	1942
In use	1942-45
Materials	coral and bitumen
Battles/wars	Operation I-Go Bougainville Campaign

Kahili Airfield, also known as Buin Airfield, was an airfield located near Buin, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.

History

The airfield was constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in November 1942. The airfield was later neutralized by Allied air bombing from 1943 and was abandoned after the cessation of hostilities.

Japanese Units based at Kahili Airfield included:

• 11th Air Fleet
• 201st Kokutai (A6M Zero)
• 204th Kokutai (A6M Zero)
• 582nd Kokutai (D3A Val)
• Hiyo Detachment (A6M Zero)