AirportsNadzab Tomodachi International Airport is a large airport serving Lae, in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LAE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LAE
- ICAO code
- AYNZ
- City
- Lae
- State or region
- Morobe Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 6.5680° S, 146.7265° E
- Elevation
- 73 m (239 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,438 m (8,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LAE means Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYNZ. 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 6.5680° S, 146.7265° E. It stands 73 metres (239 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Lae, about 34 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
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,438 metres (8,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 32 airports of Papua New Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,438 m 8,000 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Goroka AirportGoronka | GKA | 157 km |
| Madang AirportMadang | MAG | 183 km |
| Kerema AirportKerema | KMA | 188 km |
| Tapini AirportTapini | TPI | 201 km |
| Chimbu AirportKundiawa | CMU | 203 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,404 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,571 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,454 km | 13 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,184 km | 17 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,496 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,862 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,824 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,739 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,079 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
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