 , Henderson Field airfield at Midway Atoll, with its one active runway (rwy 06/24, around long) has been designated as an emergency diversion airport for aircraft flying under ETOPS rules.Although the FWS closed all airport operations on November 22, 2004, public access to the island was restored from March 2008.Eastern Island Airstrip is a disused airfield which was in use by U.S. forces during the Battle of Midway.