AirportsGoroka Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Goronka, in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GKA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GKA
- ICAO code
- AYGA
- City
- Goronka
- State or region
- Eastern Highlands Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.0817° S, 145.3920° E
- Elevation
- 1,610 m (5,282 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,646 m (5,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GKA means Goroka Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYGA. 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 6.0817° S, 145.3920° E. It stands 1,610 metres (5,282 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
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
Goroka Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,646 metres (5,400 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 32 airports of Papua New Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 1,646 m 5,400 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17L/35R | 1,214 m 3,983 ft | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chimbu AirportKundiawa | CMU | 47 km |
| Madang AirportMadang | MAG | 107 km |
| Mount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen | HGU | 124 km |
| Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportLae | LAE | 157 km |
| Baimuru AirportBaimuru | VMU | 169 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,250 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,414 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,298 km | 12 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,072 km | 17 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,549 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,956 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,670 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,666 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,155 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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