Rairok is a town in the Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...

. It is located on the southeastern side Majuro

Majuro

Majuro , is a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll itself has a land area of and encloses a lagoon of...

 Atoll, between Delap

Delap

Delap is an island town in the Marshall Islands. It is located in the east of Majuro Atoll. Along with Uliga and Djarrit it forms what is known as the "D–U–D communities"....

 in the east and Ajeltake

Ajeltake

Ajeltake is a town in the Marshall Islands. It is located on Majuro Atoll and occupies the southwestern section of the Atoll ring. The population numbered 1,700 in 2006....

 in the west.

Geography

Population about 2000 with half under the age of 15. As of the census of 1988, the population numbered 2021, on a land area of 0.622 km² (62.2 hectares). Almost half of the population (924 out of 2021) were under the age of 15. In 1999, the population count was 3846, and for 2009, the population was estimated at 6390. There is an elementary school, a small dry goods store and a bus stop. It overlooks the inner bay of the Majuro Atoll.

Marshall Islands International Airport

Marshall Islands International Airport

Marshall Islands International Airport , also known as Amata Kabua International Airport, is an airport located in the western part of Rairok on the south side of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The airport was built sometime after World War II on Anenelibw and...

, located immediately west of Rairok Islet, is considered part of the town. It had been built on Anenelibw and Lokojbar islets.