# Emirau Airport (EMI / AYEE)

**Emirau Airport** (IATA: EMI, ICAO: AYEE) is a small airport in Emirau Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. It opened in 1944. It has one runway, 1,455 m (4,773 ft) long. It is operated by United States Marine Corps.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EMI / AYEE
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: United States Marine Corps
- Serves: Emirau Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 52 m / 172 ft
- Coordinates: -1.6539, 149.9758
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,455 m / 4,773 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirau_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5372593
- Ident: AYEE

## Timeline

- 1944: Emirau Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 1,455 m / 4,773 ft |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,455 m / 4,773 ft | #7,510 of 29,858 | #454 in Oceania | #23 in PG |
| Elevation | 52 m / 172 ft | =34,674 of 43,403 | =1,361 in Oceania | #370 in PG |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =67 in Oceania | =4 in PG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =5 in PG |

## Nearby airports

- [MWU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mwu.md) Mussau Airport · 38 km / 24 mi
- [AYEU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayeu.md) Eloaua Airstrip · 40 km / 25 mi
- [PUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pua.md) Puas Airport · 87 km / 54 mi
- [KVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aykv.md) Kavieng Airport · 138 km / 86 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)
- [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/ayee/data