AirportsDaru Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Daru, in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DAU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DAU
- ICAO code
- AYDU
- City
- Daru
- State or region
- Western Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.0868° S, 143.2080° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DAU means Daru Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYDU. 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 9.0868° S, 143.2080° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
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
Daru Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 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 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,400 m 4,593 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saibai Island AirportSaibai Island, Australia | SBR | 72 km |
| Yorke Island AirportYorke Island, Australia | OKR | 77 km |
| Darnley Island AirportDarnley Island, Australia | NLF | 83 km |
| Yam Island AirportYam Island, Australia | XMY | 102 km |
| Coconut Island AirportAustralia | CNC | 108 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,228 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,317 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,222 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,261 km | 17 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,960 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,340 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,496 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,976 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,882 km | 4 h 00 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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