Northwest Field

Northwest Field
Part of Andersen Air Force Base
Yigo in Guam, United States
Northwest Field as seen from the air in 2002
Northwest Field on a 1988 map
Northwest Field Location in Guam Show map of Guam Northwest Field Northwest Field (Pacific Ocean) Show map of Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	13°37′31″N 144°51′29″E / 13.6253°N 144.8580°E / 13.6253; 144.8580
Site information
Owner	United States Air Force
Controlled by	Pacific Air Forces
Condition	Operational, in limited use
Site history
Built	8 January 1945 – 1 June 1945
Built by	25th Naval Construction Battalion 48th Naval Construction Battalion 53rd Naval Construction Battalion 94th Naval Construction Battalion 1886th Engineer Aviation Battalion 1899th Engineer Aviation Battalion
In use	1945–1949 c. 2010–present
Airfield information
Elevation	510 feet (155 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 8,000 feet (2,438 m) Paved

Northwest Field (historically Northwest Guam Air Force Base)^[1] is a military airfield on the West Pacific island of Guam. Originally built during World War II, Northwest Field was closed as an airfield in 1949 but has been used for other military activity since, including housing a satellite tracking station, air defenses, and being used for training.