Kavieng Airport
Kavieng Airport is located in Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea and is located approximately 1 km away from the town centre. Originally constructed by Australian commandos as a single runway, it was later taken and occupied by the Japanese on 23 Jan 1942, going on to expand and improve it.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
- Also known as: “AYKV” and “KVG”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kavieng.
Kavieng
Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean…Kavieng Airport
- Categories: international airport, airbase, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transport
- Location: Kavieng District, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-2.57945° or 2° 34′ 46″ south
Longitude
150.80786° or 150° 48′ 28″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
IATA airport code
KVG
ICAO airport code
AYKV
Open location code
6R9GCRC5+64
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Kavieng Airport” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار كافينغ”
- Cebuano: “Kavieng Airport”
- Finnish: “Kaviengin lentoasema”
- French: “aérodrome de Kavieng”
- French: “Aérodrome de Kavieng”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Kavieng”
- Japanese: “カビエン空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Kavieng”
- Persian: “فرودگاه کاوینگ”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Kavieng”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Kavieng”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ковинг”
- Uzbek: “Kavieng aeroporti”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Kavieng”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Rawal and Kubalia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kavieng Airport terminal and Kavieng Prison.
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