Girua Airport (Dobodura No. 7 Airfield) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Popondetta, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 311 ft / 95 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°48′16″S148°18′32″E / 8.80444°S 148.30889°E | ||||||||||
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Girua Airport( IATA : PNP, ICAO : AYGR) is an airport serving Popondetta, a city in the Oro (or Northern) province in Papua New Guinea.
Girua Airport is located near Dobodura, to the north-east of the Embi Lakes, north-east of Inonda. To the south is Mt. Lamington, a volcano that dominates the skyline. The airport was built during World War II as part of the Dobodura Airfield Complex during late 1942 and early 1943. During the war, the airfield had several names, including No. 7, West 7, or Horanda No. 7 Airstrip or West 7. It was also known as Kenney Strip, in honor of Fifth Air Force Commander General George Kenney.
The main Dobodura complex had eleven airstrips, most interconnected for taxiing purposes. At the height of the Battle of Buna-Gona supplies began landing at the airfields including artillery spotting planes, a 105mm and five Bren Gun Carriers used to assault Cape Endaiadere,
After the battle, Dobodura was developed into a major airbase, with storage and repair facilities, and interconnecting taxiways to adjacent airfields. Today, Girua is the only airfield still in use, the others being abandoned after the war. [3] [4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Niugini | Port Moresby |
| PNG Air [5] | Port Moresby, Tufi |
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency 
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