<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Norfolk Island International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">In August 1942, the United States Army Air Forces requested that the Australian government construct an aerodrome on Norfolk Island for use by its heavy bombers. It was built by the Civil Constructional Corps, comprising volunteers from New South Wales government departments. The corps was assisted by island residents, with about 300 men employed in total. The first runway was completed in late 1942, with a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) plane landing on Christmas Day. The second runway was opened in February 1943, and the workers left the following month.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The construction of the runways necessitated the destruction of Pine Avenue, a local landmark consisting of about 500 Norfolk Island pines reaching up to 170 feet (52 m) in height.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airfield was never used as an operational base, but "was available to the Allies for use as a staging depot, a refuge for aircraft in distress, and a possible base for anti-submarine patrols". An RNZAF Radar Unit operated on the island as a navigational aid, and it became a stopover for aircraft travelling between Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands. The RNZAF left the airfield in July 1946. At the airfield was an air-sea rescue unit, a servicing section and a radar unit installation at Mount Bates.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Transportation from Norfolk Island International Airport </strong></p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport is connected to the rest of the island by Douglas Drive.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Transportation to and from the airport can be made by taxi, private car hires or local hotel shuttles.</p>
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