AirportsMendi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mendi, in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MDU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MDU
- ICAO code
- AYMN
- City
- Mendi
- State or region
- Southern Highlands Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.1477° S, 143.6570° E
- Elevation
- 1,731 m (5,680 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,344 m (4,411 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MDU means Mendi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYMN. 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 6.1477° S, 143.6570° E. It stands 1,731 metres (5,680 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
Mendi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,344 metres (4,411 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 32 airports of Papua New Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 21.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,344 m 4,411 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moro AirportMoro | MXH | 52 km |
| Wapenamanda AirportWapenamanda | WBM | 63 km |
| Mount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen | HGU | 79 km |
| Tari AirportTari | TIZ | 85 km |
| Chimbu AirportKundiawa | CMU | 146 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,092 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,238 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,127 km | 12 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,993 km | 17 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,675 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,120 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,481 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,654 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,187 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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