[El Gato]

I don't think AIRMEN would be SAILING if there was anything left of the airfield - but that is just my opinion.

Well it might be hard to tell from the air if the runway had been undermined or otherwise damaged by being submerged.

[Robert A Cook PE]

It's a telling story that the closest base they can come from is 1500 miles away.

Reminds you how large that ocean is.