Wewak Airport

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Wewak Airport
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LocationWewak, Papua New Guinea
Elevation  AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 03°35′01.78″S143°40′09.07″E / 3.5838278°S 143.6691861°E / -3.5838278; 143.6691861
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Wewak Airport
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10/285,2341,595Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data [usurped]

Wewak Airport( IATA : WWK, ICAO : AYWK), also known as Boram Airport or Wewak International Airport, is an airport in Wewak, Papua New Guinea.

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The airport previously served international flights when Air Niugini ran a flight to Jayapura until June 1996.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Niugini Madang, Mount Hagen, [1] Port Moresby, Vanimo
PNG Air [2] Mount Hagen

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References

  1. "Air Niugini adds Mount Hagen – Wewak from March 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. Airlines PNG flight schedule