AirportsMount Hagen Kagamuga Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mount Hagen, in Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HGU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HGU
- ICAO code
- AYMH
- City
- Mount Hagen
- State or region
- Western Highlands Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.8282° S, 144.2994° E
- Elevation
- 1,642 m (5,388 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,190 m (7,185 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HGU means Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYMH. 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 5.8282° S, 144.2994° E. It stands 1,642 metres (5,388 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
Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,190 metres (7,185 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 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,190 m 7,185 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,097 m 3,599 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wapenamanda AirportWapenamanda | WBM | 50 km |
| Chimbu AirportKundiawa | CMU | 77 km |
| Mendi AirportMendi | MDU | 79 km |
| Goroka AirportGoronka | GKA | 124 km |
| Moro AirportMoro | MXH | 132 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,133 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,291 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,176 km | 12 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,993 km | 17 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,603 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,041 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,546 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,625 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,206 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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