Buin Airport

IATA UBIICAO AYUISmall airfield

Buin Airport is a small airfield near Buin in Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It is listed as IATA UBI and ICAO AYUI. The airport is located at -6.7292° / 155.6833° at an elevation of 70 m (230 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 500 m. The nearest airport is Oria Airport, 19 km (12 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 Buin Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Buin Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`UBI`
ICAO code	`AYUI`
Local code	`BUIN`
Identifier	`AYUI`
Type	Small airfield
City	Buin
Region	Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Country	Papua New Guinea
Coordinates	-6.72917, 155.68333
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	6° 43′ 45.00″ S 155° 40′ 60.00″ E
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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