AirportsTabubil Airport is a small airport serving Tabubil, in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TBG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TBG
- ICAO code
- AYTB
- City
- Tabubil
- State or region
- Western Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 5.2805° S, 141.2276° E
- Elevation
- 479 m (1,570 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,290 m (4,232 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TBG means Tabubil Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYTB. 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 5.2805° S, 141.2276° E. It stands 479 metres (1,570 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Tabubil Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,290 metres (4,232 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 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,290 m 4,232 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oksibil AirportOksibil, Indonesia | OKL | 78 km |
| Kiunga AirportKiunga | UNG | 94 km |
| Tanah Merah AirportTanah Merah, Indonesia | TMH | 137 km |
| Lake Murray AirportLake Murray | LMY | 195 km |
| Nop Goliat Dekai AirportDekai, Indonesia | DEX | 199 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,814 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,953 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,843 km | 12 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,784 km | 17 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,761 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,290 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,201 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,543 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,349 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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