# Buin Airport (UBI / AYUI)

**Buin Airport** (IATA: UBI, ICAO: AYUI) is a small airport in Buin, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It opened in 1943. It closed in 1988. It has one runway, 500 m (1,640 ft) long, grass. It is operated by Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UBI / AYUI
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service
- Serves: Buin, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
- Opened: 1943
- Closed: 1988
- Elevation: 70 m / 230 ft
- Coordinates: -6.7292, 155.6833
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 500 m / 1,640 ft
- Time zone: UTC+11 · Pacific/Bougainville
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buin_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4986699
- Ident: AYUI

## Timeline

- 1943: Buin Airport opens.
- 1988: Buin Airport closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 500 m / 1,640 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 500 m / 1,640 ft | =27,160 of 29,858 | =2,028 in Oceania | =272 in PG |
| Elevation | 70 m / 230 ft | =33,140 of 43,403 | =1,263 in Oceania | =343 in PG |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =57 in Oceania | =1 in PG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =5 in PG |

## Nearby airports

- [TON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayvo.md) Tonu Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [PG-0073](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pg-0073.md) Basikuna Airstrip · 32 km / 20 mi
- [BAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/agge.md) Ballalae Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [KIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ayiq.md) Aropa Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [RAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/raw.md) Arawa Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [KAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaf.md) Karato Airport · 66 km / 41 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/ayui/data