Telefomin

Telefomin is a station town on the border of Sandaun and in . The town started during the Second World War after Mick Leahy was assigned to engineer an airstrip in 1944 for the for use against the Imperial Japanese Army forces based in New Guinea.
Wikipedia
  • Town
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,508 metres (4,948 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code TFM
  • …was formerly known as “Telefolmin”
  • Description: city in Papua New Guinea

Places of Interest

Highlights include Telefomin Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport in Telefomin, .

Telefomin

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Latitude
-5.12384° or 5° 7′ 26″ south
Longitude
141.64051° or 141° 38′ 26″ east
UN/LOCODE
PG TFM
Open location code
6R63VJGR+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 164363913
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2085585
Wiki­data ID
Q992136

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tagalog—“Telefomin” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Telefomin”
  • Chinese: “特莱福明”
  • Chinese: “特萊福明”
  • Dutch: “Telefomin”
  • Estonian: “Telefomin”
  • French: “Telefomin”
  • German: “Telefomin Rural”
  • German: “Telefomin”
  • Italian: “Telefomin”
  • Persian: “تلفومین”
  • Spanish: “Telefomin”
  • Tagalog: “Telefomin”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Telefomin District Administration and Telefomin Hospital.

Papua New Guinea: Highlights

Notable places include Port Moresby and Lae.

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