Wau Airport

Wau Airport is an airport serving in Papua New Guinea. A grass runway was constructed in 1927 by Cecil Levien with the assistance of native labourers.
Wikipedia
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,087 metres (3,566 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code WUG
  • …has the ICAO airport code AYWU
  • Description: airport in Papua New Guinea
  • Also known as
    “AYWU”
    “Wau Airport, Papua New Guinea”
    “WUG”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wau.
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Wau Airport

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Latitude
-7.34479° or 7° 20′ 41″ south
Longitude
146.71953° or 146° 43′ 10″ east
Open location code
6R48MP49+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 790652515
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8299105
Wiki­data ID
Q7975100

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Wau Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wau Airport”
  • French: “aérodrome de Wau , Papua New Guinea”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Wau , Papua New Guinea”
  • French: “AYWU”
  • French: “WUG”
  • Indonesian: “AYWU”
  • Indonesian: “WUG”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه پاپوآ گینه نو وآو”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه پاپوا گینه نو واو”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи попуо гена ну вов”
  • Uzbek: “Wau aeroporti (Papua Yangi Gvineya)”
  • Uzbek: “Wau aeroporti”

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