AirportsWewak International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wewak, in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is WWK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- WWK
- ICAO code
- AYWK
- City
- Wewak
- State or region
- East Sepik Province
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 3.5838° S, 143.6690° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (19 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,595 m (5,234 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, WWK means Wewak International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYWK. 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 3.5838° S, 143.6690° E. It stands 6 metres (19 feet) above sea level.
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
Wewak International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,595 metres (5,234 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 15.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,595 m 5,234 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wapenamanda AirportWapenamanda | WBM | 229 km |
| Mount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen | HGU | 259 km |
| Tari AirportTari | TIZ | 264 km |
| Vanimo AirportVanimo | VAI | 281 km |
| Mendi AirportMendi | MDU | 285 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,941 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,135 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,007 km | 12 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 13,738 km | 17 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,449 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,961 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,443 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 4,370 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,465 km | 4 h 40 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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