AirportsGirua Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Popondetta, in Northern Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PNP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PNP
- ICAO code
- AYGR
- City
- Popondetta
- State or region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.8045° S, 148.3090° E
- Elevation
- 95 m (311 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,672 m (5,485 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PNP means Girua Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYGR. 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 8.8045° S, 148.3090° E. It stands 95 metres (311 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Port Moresby, about 148 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
Girua Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,672 metres (5,485 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 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,672 m 5,485 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tufi AirportTufi | TFI | 115 km |
| Port Moresby Jacksons International AirportPort Moresby | POM | 139 km |
| Tapini AirportTapini | TPI | 153 km |
| Gurney AirportGurney | GUR | 278 km |
| Kerema AirportKerema | KMA | 294 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,683 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,824 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,717 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,483 km | 17 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,568 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,854 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,038 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,012 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,811 km | 3 h 55 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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