AirportsVanimo Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Vanimo, in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VAI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VAI
- ICAO code
- AYVN
- City
- Vanimo
- State or region
- Sandaun Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 2.6926° S, 141.3028° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (10 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,760 m (5,775 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VAI means Vanimo Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYVN. 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 2.6926° S, 141.3028° E. It stands 3 metres (10 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Jayapura, about 67 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jayapura, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Vanimo Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,760 metres (5,775 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,760 m 5,775 ft | 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International AirportSentani, Indonesia | DJJ | 88 km |
| Oksibil AirportOksibil, Indonesia | OKL | 257 km |
| Wewak International AirportWewak | WWK | 281 km |
| Tabubil AirportTabubil | TBG | 288 km |
| Wamena AirportWamena, Indonesia | WMX | 304 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,666 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,854 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,727 km | 12 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,532 km | 16 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,523 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,123 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,172 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,255 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,623 km | 4 h 50 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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