# Goroka Airport (GKA / AYGA)

**Goroka Airport** (IATA: GKA, ICAO: AYGA) is a medium airport in Goronka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,646 m (5,400 ft).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GKA / AYGA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Goronka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation: 1,610 m / 5,282 ft
- Coordinates: -6.0817, 145.3920
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,646 m / 5,400 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goroka_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1067405
- Ident: AYGA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17R/35L | 1,646 m / 5,400 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 176° / 356° | yes |
| 17L/35R | 1,214 m / 3,983 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Asphalt | 176° / 356° |  |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [HGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aymh.md) Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport · Papua New Guinea · 124 km / 77 mi · PNG Air
- [LAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aynz.md) Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport · Papua New Guinea · 157 km / 98 mi · PNG Air
- [POM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aypy.md) Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Papua New Guinea · 425 km / 264 mi · Air Niugini, PNG Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- CG [PNG Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/png-air) · 3
- PX [Air Niugini](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-niugini) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,646 m / 5,400 ft | =5,613 of 29,858 | =263 in Oceania | #14 in PG |
| Elevation | 1,610 m / 5,282 ft | #1,670 of 43,403 | #81 in Oceania | #77 in PG |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | =1 in PG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [CMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aych.md) Chimbu Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [MAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aymd.md) Madang Airport · 107 km / 66 mi
- [HGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aymh.md) Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport · 124 km / 77 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: “Goroka Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goroka_Airport&oldid=1371390072), revision of 26 Aug 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/ayga/data