Afore Airstrip

IATA AFRICAO AYAFSmall airfield

Afore Airstrip is a small airfield near Afore in Northern Province, Papua New Guinea. It is listed as IATA AFR and ICAO AYAF. The airport is located at -9.1387° / 148.3907° at an elevation of 762 m (2,500 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 632 m. The nearest airport is Sila Airport, 7.2 km (4 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Afore Airstrip with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Afore Airstrip — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`AFR`
ICAO code	`AYAF`
Local code	`AFE`
Identifier	`AYAF`
Type	Small airfield
City	Afore
Region	Northern Province
Country	Papua New Guinea
Coordinates	-9.13867, 148.39070
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	9° 08′ 19.21″ S 148° 23′ 26.52″ E
Elevation	762 m (2,500 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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