AirportsAropa Airport is a small airport serving Kieta, in Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KIE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KIE
- ICAO code
- AYIQ
- City
- Kieta
- State or region
- Autonomous Region of Bougainville
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 6.3057° S, 155.7282° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,645 m (5,397 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KIE means Aropa Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYIQ. 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 6.3057° S, 155.7282° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Arawa, about 20 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Bougainville, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Aropa Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,645 metres (5,397 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 13.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,645 m 5,397 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ballalae AirportBallalae, Solomon Islands | BAS | 78 km |
| Choiseul Bay AirportChoiseul Bay, Solomon Islands | CHY | 87 km |
| Mono AirportStirling Island, Solomon Islands | MNY | 125 km |
| Buka AirportBuka Island | BUA | 153 km |
| Kaghau AirportKagau Island, Solomon Islands | KGE | 235 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,244 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,492 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,346 km | 14 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,535 km | 18 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,804 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,019 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,805 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,944 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,109 km | 4 h 15 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.