[1] It resides at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) above mean sea level and has a 1,200-metre (3,937 ft) runway designated 14/32.

U.S. Navy Seebees from the 33rd, 37th and 93rd Naval Construction Battalions[2] landed with the New Zealanders and began building support facilities.

Additional airfield facilities such as road and taxiways and a tank farm were also constructed.

Construction had been extremely difficult with dense foliage and large trees needing to be removed, rock blasting was necessary, and all coral used for filling had to be quarried at distant locations.

US Navy units based at Nissan Island included: USMC units based at Nissan Island included: Royal New Zealand Air Force units based at Nissan Island included: In late 1944 airfield roll-up activities were commenced and were completed by August 1945.