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Rabaul Airport
Airport in Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rabaul Airport, also called Tokua Airport, (IATA: RAB, ICAO: AYTK) is an airport serving Kokopo and Rabaul, the current and former capitals of East New Britain Province on New Britain island in Papua New Guinea.
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History
Originally, Kokopo and Rabaul was served by the former Lakunai Airfield. It was located at the foot of the Tavurvur volcano, near Matupit island. In 1994, a volcanic eruption destroyed the town and the airport, and a new airport was subsequently built and opened at Tokua. It was located on the opposite side of the Rabaul caldera.
The former airport was located at: 04°13′27″S 152°11′08″E.[3]
A volcanic eruption closed the airport for a day in 2006.[4]
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Facilities
The airport is 32 feet (10 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,643 by 92 feet (1,720 m × 28 m).[1]
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