AirportsHoskins Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kimbe, in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HKN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HKN
- ICAO code
- AYHK
- City
- Kimbe
- State or region
- West New Britain Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.4638° S, 150.4073° E
- Elevation
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,025 m (6,644 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HKN means Hoskins Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYHK. 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 5.4638° S, 150.4073° E. It stands 20 metres (66 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Kimbe, about 31 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
Hoskins Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,025 metres (6,644 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,025 m 6,644 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gasmata Island AirportGasmata Island | GMI | 90 km |
| Tokua AirportKokopo | RAB | 252 km |
| Kavieng AirportKavieng | KVG | 324 km |
| Losuia AirportLosuia | LSA | 346 km |
| Londolovit AirportLondolovit | LNV | 365 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,688 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,907 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,772 km | 13 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,237 km | 17 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,137 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,455 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,210 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,694 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,168 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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