# Nissan Island Airport (IIS / AYIA)

**Nissan Island Airport** (IATA: IIS, ICAO: AYIA) is a small airport in Nissan Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It opened in 1944. It is operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IIS / AYIA
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Serves: Nissan Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 16 m / 52 ft
- Coordinates: -4.4997, 154.2260
- Time zone: UTC+11 · Pacific/Bougainville
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Island_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7040985
- Ident: AYIA

## Timeline

- 1944: Nissan Island Airport opens.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 16 m / 52 ft | =39,086 of 43,403 | =1,769 in Oceania | =476 in PG |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =67 in Oceania | =4 in PG |

## Nearby airports

- [MKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aymv.md) Malekolon Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [BUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aybk.md) Buka Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [SWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayzi.md) Silur Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [NUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayni.md) Nuguria Airstrip · 134 km / 83 mi
- [MGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mgp.md) Manga Airport · 140 km / 87 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/ayia/data