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 province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. The town is located at Balgai Bay, on the northern tip of the island.Kavieng Airport
- Categories: international airport, air base, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Kavieng District, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-2.57945° or 2° 34′ 46″ southLongitude
150.80786° or 150° 48′ 28″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)IATA airport code
KVGICAO airport code
AYKVOpen location code
6R9GCRC5+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 206230097OpenStreetMap 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”
- French: “AYKV”
- French: “KVG”
- Indonesian: “AYKV”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Kavieng”
- Indonesian: “KVG”
- Japanese: “カビエン空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Kavieng”
- Persian: “فرودگاه کاوینگ”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Kavieng”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Kavieng”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ковинг”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Kavieng”
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Highlights include Kavieng Airport terminal and Kavieng Prison.
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