List of airports in Papua New Guinea explained

This is a list of airports in Papua New Guinea, sorted by location.

Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia. The capital is Port Moresby.

The country has 22 province-level divisions: 20 provinces, one autonomous region (Bougainville) and the National Capital District. Each province has one or more districts, and each district has one or more local level government (LLG) areas.

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Airports

Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

Location servedProvinceICAOIATAAirport nameCoordinates
Scheduled service
AlotauMilne BayAYGNGURGurney Airport
AwabaWesternAYAWAWBAwaba Airport
BaimuruGulfAYBAVMUBaimuru Airport
BalimoWesternAYBMOPUBalimo Airport
BossetWesternAYETBOTBosset Airport
BukaBougainvilleAYBKBUABuka Airport
BuloloMorobeAYBUBULBulolo Airport
DaruWesternAYDUDAUDaru Airport
EfogiCentralAYEFEFGEfogi Airport
FaneCentralAYFAFNEFane Airport
GorokaEastern HighlandsAYGAGKAGoroka Airport
HoskinsWest New BritainAYHKHKNHoskins Airport (Kimbe Airport)
ItokamaOro (Northern)AYIKITKItokama Airport
KagiCentralAYKQKGWKagi Airport
KamusiGulfAYKSKUYKamusi Airport
KaviengNew IrelandAYKVKVGKavieng Airport
KeremaGulfAYKMKMAKerema Airport
KikoriGulfAYKKKRIKikori Airport
KiungaWesternAYKIUNGKiunga Airport
KokodaOro (Northern)AYKOKKDKokoda Airport
Kunaye / LondolovitNew IrelandAYKYLNVLihir Island Airport (Kunaye / Londolovit)
KundiawaSimbu (Chimbu)AYCHCMUChimbu Airport
LaeMorobeAYNZLAELae Nadzab Airport
Lake MurrayWesternAYLMLMYLake Murray Airport
LorengauManusAYMOMASMomote Airport
Losuia, Kiriwina IslandMilne BayAYKALSALosuia Airport (Kiriwina Airport)
MadangMadangAYMDMAGMadang Airport
Manari (Manare)CentralAYMAMRMManari Airport
MendiSouthern HighlandsAYMNMDUMendi Airport
MileiCentralAYEIMilei Airport
Misima IslandMilne BayAYMSMISMisima Airport
MoroSouthern HighlandsAYMRMXHMoro Airport
Mount HagenWestern HighlandsAYMHHGUMount Hagen Airport (Kagamuga Airport)
Nomad RiverWesternAYNRNOMNomad River Airport
OboWesternAYOBOBXObo Airport
OnongeCentralAYQQONBOnonge Airport
PopondettaOro (Northern)AYGRPNPGirua Airport (Popondetta Airport)
Port MoresbyNational Capital DistrictAYPYPOMJacksons International Airport (Port Moresby)
Rabaul / KokopoEast New BritainAYTKRABTokua Airport (Rabaul Airport)
SaseremeGulfAYSSTDSSasereme Airport
SukiWesternAYSUSKCSuki Airport
TabubilWesternAYTBTBGTabubil Airport
TapiniCentralAYTITPITapini Airport
TariHelaAYTATIZTari Airport
TufiOro (Northern)AYTUTFITufi Airport
VanimoSandaun (West Sepik)AYVNVAIVanimo Airport
WaboGulfAYWBWAOWabo Airport
WanigelaOro (Northern)AYWGAGLWanigela Airport
WapenamandaEngaAYWDWBMWapenamanda Airport
WewakEast SepikAYWKWWKWewak Airport
WipimWesternAYXPWPMWipim Airport
WoitapeCentralAYWTWTPWoitape Airport
Other airports/airfields
AbauCentralABWAbau Airport
AgaunMilne BayAYAGAUPAgaun Airport
AiambakWesternAYAKAIHAiambak Airport
AiomeGulfAYAOAIEAiome Airport
AiyuraEastern HighlandsAYAYAYUAiyura Airport
BensbachWesternAYBHBSPBensbach Airport
BiangabipWesternAYBQBPKBiangabip Airport
Cape GloucesterWest New BritainAYCGCGCCape Gloucester Airport
FinschhafenMorobeAYFIFINFinschhafen Airport
GasmataWest New BritainAYGTGMIGasmata Airport
MokWest New BritainAYMKMOKMok Airport
GusapMorobeAYGPGAPGusap Airport
HaelogoCentralAYHGHEOHaelogo Airport
IhuGulfAYIHIHUIhu Airport
Jacquinot BayEast New BritainAYJBJAQJacquinot Bay Airport
KandrianWest New BritainAYKCKDRKandrian Airport
Karimui-Nomane DistrictChimbuAYRIKMRKarimui Airport
KietaBougainvilleAYIQKIEKieta Aropa Airport
MangunaEast New BritainAYNGMFOManguna Airport
Nissan IslandBougainvilleAYIAIISNissan Island Airport
SaidorMadangAYSDSDISaidor Airport
SalamoMilne BaySAMSalamo Airport
SamberigiSouthern HighlandsAYSMSamberigi Airport
SangapiGulfAYSKSGKSangapi Airport
Tadji / AitapeSandaun (West Sepik)AYTJTAJTadji Airport (Aitape Airport)
TalaseaWest New BritainAYVLTLWTalasea Airport
Vivigani, Goodenough Is.Milne BayVIVVivigani Airfield
Former airports/airfields
LaeMorobeAYLALae Airfield (closed 1980s)
NamatanaiNew IrelandAYNXATNNamatanai Airport (closed 2000s)
RabaulEast New BritainAYRBRabaul Airport (destroyed 1994)

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