| Daru Airport | |
| Iata: | DAU |
| Icao: | AYDU |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Government |
| City-Served: | Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Metric-Elev: | y |
| Elevation-M: | 6 |
| Coordinates: | -9.0867°N 143.2078°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Papua New Guinea |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the airport in Papua New Guinea |
| Pushpin Label: | DAU |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 14/32 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,400 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Footnotes: | Source: WAD,[1] GCM, STV |
Daru Airport is an airport serving Daru, the capital of the Western Province in Papua New Guinea.
The airfield was constructed before or during World War II. During the war it was used as a refuelling stop by Allied fighter aircraft. The Australian Army rebuilt the airport in 1965.[2] Domestically, airport is served by PNG Air and Air Niugini with access to destinations including the national capital, Port Moresby. Internationally, Torres Strait Air operates flights to Horn Island, the primary airport serving in the Torres Strait Islands of Queensland, Australia.[3]
There was a new international flight when Air Niugini open a new route to Merauke (Mopah Airport) in 1989, it was the first airport to open the international flight, and it was terminated from 1997.