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Awaba Airport

IATA AWBICAO AYAWSmall airfield

Awaba Airport is a small airfield near Awaba in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. It is listed as IATA AWB and ICAO AYAW. The airport is located at -8.0134° / 142.7521° at an elevation of 10 m (32 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 705 m. The nearest airport is Kawito Airport, 8.9 km (6 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Awaba Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Awaba Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`AWB`
ICAO code	`AYAW`
Local code	`AWB`
Identifier	`AYAW`
Type	Small airfield
City	Awaba
Region	Western Province
Country	Papua New Guinea
Coordinates	-8.01341, 142.75210
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	8° 00′ 48.29″ S 142° 45′ 07.56″ E
Elevation	10 m (32 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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