# Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE / AYNZ)

**Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport** (IATA: LAE, ICAO: AYNZ) is a large airport in Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It opened in 1977. It has one runway, 2,438 m (8,000 ft) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LAE / AYNZ
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Opened: 1977
- Elevation: 73 m / 239 ft
- Coordinates: -6.5680, 146.7265
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,438 m / 8,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+10 · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lae_Nadzab_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431826
- Weather station: AYNZ · WMO 92047
- Ident: AYNZ

## Timeline

- 1977: Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 095° / 275° | yes |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (11)

- [BUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aybu.md) Bulolo Airport · Papua New Guinea · 73 km / 45 mi · North Coast Aviation
- [FIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayfi.md) Finschhafen Airport · Papua New Guinea · 125 km / 78 mi · North Coast Aviation
- [GKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayga.md) Goroka Airport · Papua New Guinea · 157 km / 98 mi · PNG Air
- [MAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aymd.md) Madang Airport · Papua New Guinea · 183 km / 114 mi · PNG Air
- [PNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aygr.md) Girua Airport · Papua New Guinea · 304 km / 189 mi · PNG Air
- [POM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aypy.md) Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Papua New Guinea · 324 km / 201 mi · Air Niugini, PNG Air
- [HKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayhk.md) Hoskins Airport · Papua New Guinea · 425 km / 264 mi · Air Niugini, PNG Air
- [MAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aymo.md) Momote Airport · Papua New Guinea · 507 km / 315 mi · Air Niugini
- [GUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aygn.md) Gurney Airport · Papua New Guinea · 575 km / 357 mi · PNG Air
- [RAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aytk.md) Tokua Airport · Papua New Guinea · 673 km / 418 mi · PNG Air
- [BUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aybk.md) Buka Airport · Papua New Guinea · 888 km / 552 mi · Air Niugini

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- CG [PNG Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/png-air) · 7
- PX [Air Niugini](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-niugini) · 4
- North Coast Aviation · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | =2,750 of 29,858 | #56 in Oceania | #3 in PG |
| Elevation | 73 m / 239 ft | =32,973 of 43,403 | =1,250 in Oceania | #341 in PG |
| Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =130 in Oceania | #7 in PG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =5 in PG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.600 |
| RDO | LAE RDO | 120.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 121.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [BNV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bnv.md) Boana Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [KSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pg-0135.md) Kisengam Airport \[CLOSED\] · 23 km / 14 mi
- [BWJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bwj.md) Bawan Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [LWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aylo.md) Lowai Airport · 27 km / 17 mi
- [BDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aybg.md) Baindoung Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [AYZZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayzz.md) Zuebak Airstrip · 34 km / 21 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Lae Nadzab Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lae_Nadzab_Airport&oldid=1363777306), revision of 12 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/aynz/data