AirportsMisima Island Airport is a small airport serving Misima Island, in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MIS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MIS
- ICAO code
- AYMS
- City
- Misima Island
- State or region
- Milne Bay Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 10.6892° S, 152.8380° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (26 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,200 m (3,937 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MIS means Misima Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYMS. 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 10.6892° S, 152.8380° E. It stands 8 metres (26 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Misima Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,200 metres (3,937 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 24.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,200 m 3,937 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gurney AirportGurney | GUR | 277 km |
| Losuia AirportLosuia | LSA | 310 km |
| Tufi AirportTufi | TFI | 425 km |
| Mono AirportStirling Island, Solomon Islands | MNY | 471 km |
| Nusatupe AirportGizo, Solomon Islands | GZO | 527 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,216 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,363 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,255 km | 14 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,876 km | 18 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,374 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,555 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,565 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,321 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,592 km | 3 h 35 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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