AirportsWapenamanda Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wapenamanda, in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WBM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WBM
- ICAO code
- AYWD
- City
- Wapenamanda
- State or region
- Enga Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 5.6353° S, 143.8922° E
- Elevation
- 1,795 m (5,889 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,540 m (5,052 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WBM means Wapenamanda Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYWD. 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 5.6353° S, 143.8922° E. It stands 1,795 metres (5,889 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 Mount Hagen, about 45 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
Wapenamanda Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,540 metres (5,052 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 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,540 m 5,052 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen | HGU | 50 km |
| Mendi AirportMendi | MDU | 63 km |
| Tari AirportTari | TIZ | 107 km |
| Moro AirportMoro | MXH | 109 km |
| Chimbu AirportKundiawa | CMU | 127 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,083 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,241 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,126 km | 12 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,954 km | 17 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,614 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,066 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,498 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,600 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,236 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
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.