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Dyess Army Air Field
Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands
Dyess Army Air Field
Remote military airfield on Roi-Namur Atoll, Marshall Islands.
- ›Named after WWII pilot and POW Lieutenant Colonel William Edwin Dyess, who died in 1943.
- ›Located on Roi-Namur, the northernmost island of Kwajalein Atoll.
- ›Supports U.S. Army operations at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site.
- ›Access is restricted to authorized military and contractor personnel only.
- ›No commercial airline service or public passenger operations are conducted here.
Dyess Army Air Field is a small military airstrip located on Roi-Namur, the northernmost island of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It serves the U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA) and supports military and logistics operations in this remote corner of the Pacific. Civilian access is strictly limited, and the facility primarily handles military and government-contracted flights.
- Military Air Terminal — A basic military operations terminal handling authorized personnel, logistics, and government-contracted flights only.
- Government and military shuttle vehicles for authorized personnel
- Walking within the small island compound
Dining on Roi-Namur is limited to U.S. Army garrison dining facilities, accessible only to authorized military and government personnel. No public restaurants or commercial food outlets are available on the island.
- Access to Roi-Namur and Dyess Army Air Field requires U.S. government or military authorization; civilians cannot freely visit.
- Flights to and from this airfield are typically operated by military or government-contracted carriers only.
- The island has extremely limited infrastructure; all supplies and accommodations are managed through the U.S. Army garrison.
- Kwajalein Atoll operates on a permit system; ensure all documentation and clearances are arranged well in advance.
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