Salamo Airport | |||||||||||
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Location | Salamo, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 50 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 9°40.28′S150°47.35′E / 9.67133°S 150.78917°E | ||||||||||
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Source: PNG Airstrip Guide [1] |
Salamo Airport is an airfield serving Salamo, in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. [1]
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