AYIQ · KIE

Aropa Airport

Aropa Airport (AYIQ / KIE) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Kieta, Autonomous Region of Bougainville. The field lies at 20 ft (6 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 5,397 ft (1,645 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Buin Airport (UBI), 26 nm S.

Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Buka Airport (BUA), 82 nm NW.

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Location

Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Coordinates
-6.3057, 155.7282
Serving
Kieta
Region
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Time zone
Pacific/Guadalcanal

Runways1 · longest 5,397 ft

Length and width to scale · north up

Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 14 points 140° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
14/325,397 ft1,645 m98 ftAsphaltLit

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft
BUABuka Airport · 82 nm NW

Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.