AirportsTokua Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kokopo, in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RAB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RAB
- ICAO code
- AYTK
- City
- Kokopo
- State or region
- East New Britain Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.3405° S, 152.3800° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,720 m (5,643 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RAB means Tokua Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYTK. 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 4.3405° S, 152.3800° E. It stands 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level.
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
Tokua Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,720 metres (5,643 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 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,720 m 5,643 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Londolovit AirportLondolovit | LNV | 147 km |
| Hoskins AirportKimbe | HKN | 252 km |
| Kavieng AirportKavieng | KVG | 262 km |
| Buka AirportBuka Island | BUA | 281 km |
| Gasmata Island AirportGasmata Island | GMI | 312 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,814 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,069 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,917 km | 13 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,202 km | 17 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,898 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,204 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,413 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,626 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,294 km | 4 h 30 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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