# Daru Airport (DAU / AYDU)

**Daru Airport** (IATA: DAU, ICAO: AYDU) is a medium airport in Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. It has one runway, 1,400 m (4,593 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DAU / AYDU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation: 6 m / 20 ft
- Coordinates: -9.0868, 143.2080
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,400 m / 4,593 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daru_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1708714
- Ident: AYDU

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 1,400 m / 4,593 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 135° / 315° |  |

## Routes

7 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [OPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aybm.md) Balimo Airport · Papua New Guinea · 119 km / 74 mi · PNG Air
- [AWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayaw.md) Awaba Airport · Papua New Guinea · 129 km / 80 mi · PNG Air
- [TDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayss.md) Sasereme Airport · Papua New Guinea · 167 km / 104 mi · PNG Air
- [SKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aysu.md) Suki Airport · Papua New Guinea · 200 km / 124 mi · PNG Air
- [UNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayki.md) Kiunga Airport · Papua New Guinea · 392 km / 244 mi · PNG Air
- [POM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aypy.md) Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Papua New Guinea · 442 km / 275 mi · Air Niugini, PNG Air

### Charter (1)

- [HID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yhid.md) Horn Island Airport · Australia · 195 km / 121 mi · Torres Strait Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- CG [PNG Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/png-air) · 6
- PX [Air Niugini](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-niugini) · 1
- [Torres Strait Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/torres-strait-air) · 1 · charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,400 m / 4,593 ft | =7,798 of 29,858 | =499 in Oceania | #24 in PG |
| Elevation | 6 m / 20 ft | =41,280 of 43,403 | =2,015 in Oceania | =537 in PG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =5 in PG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FSS | MORESBY CNTR | 124.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [PG-0053](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pg-0053.md) Oriomo Airstrip · 25 km / 16 mi
- [AYLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aylq.md) Lagoon Airstrip · 31 km / 19 mi
- [WPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayxp.md) Wipim Airport · 49 km / 30 mi
- [KII](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayli.md) Kibuli Airstrip · 57 km / 35 mi
- [KPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpl.md) Kapal Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [SBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ysii.md) Saibai Island Airport · 72 km / 45 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: “Daru Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daru_Airport&oldid=1363482547), revision of 10 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/aydu/data