Kavieng Airport | |||
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IATA: KVG – ICAO: AYKV
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Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Location | Kavieng | ||
Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 7 ft | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
m | ft | ||
12/30 | 1,704 | 5,592 | Asphalt |
Kavieng Airport (IATA: KVG, ICAO: AYKV) is located in Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea and is located approximately 1 km away from the town centre.
The airport was first built by the Japanese as a military airbase in 1942. After the end of the war, it was converted to civilian use, and now possesses a modern, though small terminal facility.
It is officially an international airport, but is yet to be used for regular commercial international flights.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Niugini | Manus, Port Moresby, Rabaul |
Kavieng airport was there before the Japanese invasion. Australian troops were sent there to defend it.