50 years of non- eco inhabitation has left a number of problems. About 150 people live on Midway - of which none are active Hams. Starting August 1996 it is possible to take tours to the island. Please send me e-mail if you are interested. Midway Humor Guidelines For Goonies KH4 Pictures Sand Island as seen from a few thousand feet.
Sand is where all the people are as well as the active runway.
Just inland from the bottom of that beautiful big beach on the right is where the barracks are. Typically you come in from the other end, through the birds soaring off the point. Though, with the new rules for landing, scheduled flights are only active just before dawn and just at or after sunset. This minimizes the interactions between the birds and the airplanes. Eastern is mostly under the clouds.