AYPA

Somokopa Airstrip

Somokopa Airstrip (AYPA) is a general-aviation airfield serving Somokopa, Western Province. The field lies at 489 ft (149 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,680 ft (512 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Guavi Airstrip (AYGY), 19 nm NE.

Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Balimo Airport (OPU), 63 nm SSE.

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Location

Elevation: 489 ft (149 m)
Coordinates: -7.0838, 142.5140
Serving: Somokopa
Region: Western Province
Time zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Runways1 · longest 1,680 ft

Length and width to scale · north up

Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 11 points 110° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
11/29	1,680 ft512 m	98 ft	Grass	—

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft: MDUMendi Airport · 88 nm NE
Airfields within 25 nm: 1

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