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Papua New Guinea at a glance
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Population
- 11,781,559
- Area
- 462,840 km²
- Calling code
- +675
- Schengen
- Not in Schengen
- Tap water
- Not recommended
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Papua New Guinea
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Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport
34.4 km from the city centre · straight line
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| Airport | IATA | Distance to city | Plan the next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport | LAE | 34.4 km | Airport website ↗ |
| Tapini Airport | TPI | 181.6 km | Airport website ↗ |
| Goroka Airport | GKA | 191.1 km | Airport website ↗ |
| Kerema Airport | KMA | 193.1 km | Airport website ↗ |
| Madang Airport | MAG | 215.0 km | Airport website ↗ |
| Chimbu Airport | CMU | 236.9 km | Airport website ↗ |
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Runways, frequencies & all airport fields
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport
Lae · AYNZ
Elevation239 ft
Coordinates-6.567995, 146.726544
Runways
09 / 27
8000 × 148 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
APP118.6 MHz
ATIS128.6 MHz
LAE RDO120.7 MHz
TWR121.7 MHz
Tapini Airport
Tapini · AYTI
Elevation3100 ft
Coordinates-8.35666666667, 146.989166667
Runways
Not recorded
Radio frequencies
Not recorded
Goroka Airport
Goronka · AYGA
Elevation5282 ft
Coordinates-6.081689834590001, 145.391998291
Runways
17L / 35R
3983 × 59 ft
ASP17R / 35L
5400 × 98 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
TWR118.7 MHz
Kerema Airport
Kerema · AYKM
Elevation10 ft
Coordinates-7.96361017227, 145.770996094
Runways
14 / 32
3044 × 60 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
MORESBY120.9 MHz
Madang Airport
Madang · AYMD
Elevation20 ft
Coordinates-5.20707988739, 145.789001465
Runways
07 / 25
5174 × 105 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
ATIS127.8 MHz
MADANG CNTR120.1 MHz
TWR118.1 MHz
Chimbu Airport
Kundiawa · AYCH
Elevation4974 ft
Coordinates-6.024290084838867, 144.9709930419922
Runways
03 / 21
3330 × 89 ft
ASPRadio frequencies
Not recorded
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Lae
100,677 residents
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26 °C
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24 °C
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