Kukum Field, World War II airfield in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Kukum Field is a former military airfield on the coast of Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands. The runway was built from coral and sat on flat, open ground close to the shoreline.

Work began in November 1942 when the 6th Naval Construction Battalion started a fighter strip at Lunga Point; the First Marine Aviation Engineers finished the coral runway on 1 January 1943. In June–July 1943 the 46th and 61st Battalions added a second coral runway, 1,200 m by 46 m with 23 m shoulders, plus 121 hardstands, and the 26th Battalion built a fuel tank farm. The airfield stayed in civilian use until 1969, when Henderson Field reopened as Honiara International Airport.

After the war, the site was turned into a golf course, showing how a former military zone became a place for everyday recreation. The flat, open ground still carries traces of the old runway beneath the grass.

The site sits close to Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, making it easy to reach from the city center. Visiting during the drier months is more comfortable, as the climate can be very hot and humid.

The 26th Naval Construction Battalion built a tank farm at Kukum holding 2,000,000 US gallons of aviation gasoline, 1,000,000 US gallons of motor gasoline and 42,000 US gallons of diesel oil. The second runway, laid in June–July 1943 by the 46th and 61st Battalions, measured 4,000 by 150 feet with 121 hardstands.