AirportsTari Airport is a small airport serving Tari, in Hela Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TIZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TIZ
- ICAO code
- AYTA
- City
- Tari
- State or region
- Hela Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 5.8450° S, 142.9480° E
- Elevation
- 1,676 m (5,500 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,584 m (5,197 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TIZ means Tari Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYTA. 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 5.8450° S, 142.9480° E. It stands 1,676 metres (5,500 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off. The nearest town in our data is Mendi, about 85 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
Tari Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,584 metres (5,197 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 16.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,584 m 5,197 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moro AirportMoro | MXH | 66 km |
| Mendi AirportMendi | MDU | 85 km |
| Wapenamanda AirportWapenamanda | WBM | 107 km |
| Mount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen | HGU | 150 km |
| Kiunga AirportKiunga | UNG | 187 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,008 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,153 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,042 km | 12 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,928 km | 17 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,697 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,166 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,399 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,615 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,238 km | 4 h 25 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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