Aiyura Airport

Aiyura Airport
Aiyura Valley viewed from road leading in from Kainantu. Aiyura airport is in the background.
Summary
Location Aiyura, Papua New Guinea
Elevation AMSL 5,100 ft / 1,554 m
Coordinates 06°20′16″S 145°54′14″E / 6.33778°S 145.90389°E / -6.33778; 145.90389Coordinates: 06°20′16″S 145°54′14″E / 6.33778°S 145.90389°E / -6.33778; 145.90389
Maps

Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea
AYU
Location of the airport in Papua New Guinea
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14L/32R 1,280 4,199
Source: PNG Airstrip Guide[1]

Aiyura Airport (IATA: AYU, ICAO: AYAY) is an airstrip in Aiyura, in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.[1] It is the main air base for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). The pilots and mechanics who work out of Aiyura Airport live in the nearby SIL town of Ukarumpa.

References

  1. 1 2 "PNG Airstrip Guide". 11 July 2005. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27.


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