AYQM
Simogu Airstrip
Simogu Airstrip (AYQM) is a general-aviation airfield serving Simogu, Eastern Highlands Province. The field lies at 4,990 ft (1,521 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,706 ft (520 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Gema Airstrip (AYGM), 4 nm E.
Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Goroka Airport (GKA), 47 nm NNW.
Location
- Elevation
- 4,990 ft (1,521 m)
- Coordinates
- -6.8008, 145.7134
- Serving
- Simogu
- Time zone
- Pacific/Port_Moresby
Runways1 · longest 1,706 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 16 points 160° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,706 ft520 m | 98 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- GKAGoroka Airport · 47 nm NNW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 15
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.