AirportsChimbu Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kundiawa, in Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CMU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CMU
- ICAO code
- AYCH
- City
- Kundiawa
- State or region
- Chimbu Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.0243° S, 144.9710° E
- Elevation
- 1,516 m (4,974 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,015 m (3,330 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CMU means Chimbu Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYCH. ICAO codes that begin with A belong to the western South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.0243° S, 144.9710° E. It stands 1,516 metres (4,974 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Goroka, about 46 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Port Moresby, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chimbu Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,015 metres (3,330 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 32 airports of Papua New Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,015 m 3,330 ft | 27 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goroka AirportGoronka | GKA | 47 km |
| Mount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen | HGU | 77 km |
| Wapenamanda AirportWapenamanda | WBM | 127 km |
| Madang AirportMadang | MAG | 128 km |
| Mendi AirportMendi | MDU | 146 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,207 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,368 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,253 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,045 km | 17 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,573 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,991 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,623 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,655 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,170 km | 4 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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