# Awaba Airport (AWB / AYAW)

**Awaba Airport** (IATA: AWB, ICAO: AYAW) is a small airport in Awaba, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. It has one runway, 705 m (2,313 ft) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayaw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AWB / AYAW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Awaba, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation: 10 m / 32 ft
- Coordinates: -8.0134, 142.7521
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 705 m / 2,313 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awaba_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2901247
- Ident: AYAW

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 705 m / 2,313 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [TDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayss.md) Sasereme Airport · Papua New Guinea · 45 km / 28 mi · PNG Air
- [DAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aydu.md) Daru Airport · Papua New Guinea · 129 km / 80 mi · PNG Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AWB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- CG [PNG Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/png-air) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 705 m / 2,313 ft | =22,040 of 29,858 | #1,773 in Oceania | #112 in PG |
| Elevation | 10 m / 32 ft | =40,371 of 43,403 | =1,898 in Oceania | =512 in PG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =5 in PG |

## Nearby airports

- [KWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aykw.md) Kawito Airport · 8.9 km / 5.5 mi
- [OPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aybm.md) Balimo Airport · 20 km / 13 mi
- [WSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayiw.md) Wasua Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [AYUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayus.md) Suame Airstrip · 43 km / 27 mi
- [TDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayss.md) Sasereme Airport · 45 km / 28 mi
- [AYAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pg-0004.md) Ali Airstrip · 46 km / 29 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Awaba Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Awaba_Airport&oldid=1363015306), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayaw/data