AirportsBaimuru Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Baimuru, in Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VMU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VMU
- ICAO code
- AYBA
- City
- Baimuru
- State or region
- Gulf Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 7.4970° S, 144.8218° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (27 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 900 m (2,953 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VMU means Baimuru Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYBA. 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 7.4970° S, 144.8218° E. It stands 8 metres (27 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Goroka, about 169 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
Baimuru Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 900 metres (2,953 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 29.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 900 m 2,953 ft | 45 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kikori AirportKikori | KRI | 64 km |
| Kerema AirportKerema | KMA | 117 km |
| Chimbu AirportKundiawa | CMU | 165 km |
| Goroka AirportGoronka | GKA | 169 km |
| Mount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen | HGU | 194 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,281 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,414 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,307 km | 12 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,185 km | 17 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,710 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,095 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,634 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,816 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,012 km | 4 h 10 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.