Lae Nadzab Airport
Domestic airport in Nadzab, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Nadzab Airport. For Nadzab Village, see Nadzab. For the old airfield in Lae, see Lae Airfield. For the Marshall Islands, see Lae Airport.
Officially named Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport,[1] Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres (26 mi) outside Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway. It is served by both private and regional aircraft with domestic flights. The airport replaced the Lae Airfield in 1977.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 238 ft / 72.5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 6°34′11″S 146°43′34″E | ||||||||||
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Nadzab is located on the Erap River, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) North of the Markham River. The settlements of Gabmatsung/Gabmatzung and Gabsonkek are located on the East side of the airport.[2]