AYYW

Yawan Airstrip

Yawan Airstrip (AYYW) is a general-aviation airfield serving Yawan, Morobe Province. The field lies at 4,870 ft (1,484 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,188 ft (362 m). Its nearest neighbour is Sapmanga Airport (SMH), 4 nm NNW.

Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE), 27 nm SSW.

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Location

Elevation: 4,870 ft (1,484 m)
Coordinates: -6.1339, 146.8438
Serving: Yawan
Region: Morobe Province
Time zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Runways1 · longest 1,188 ft

Length and width to scale · north up

Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 15 points 150° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	1,188 ft362 m	—	Unknown	—

Nearby airfields

Nearest paved 3,000 ft: LAENadzab Tomodachi International Airport · 27 nm SSW
Airfields within 25 nm: 11

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