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It is the largest and busiest airport in Papua New Guinea, with an estimated 1.4 million passengers using the airport in 2015, [1] and is the main hub for Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea. The airport serves as the main hub for PNG Air and Travel Air.
Mendi Airport is one of the National Airport serving the people of SHP, HELA and part of ENGA. It is managed by National Airport Corporation(NAC [1]).It currently serves the National Flag carrier, Air Niugini, [2] PNG Air, [3] South West Air Ltd [4] and other fixed wing operators using the aerodrome.
Air Niugini Flight 73 was a scheduled service from Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, via Chuuk, FSM. On 28 September 2018, a Boeing 737, operated by Air Niugini, landed short of the runway at Chuuk International Airport in Weno (FSM) and came to rest in Chuuk Lagoon .
Boeing 707 Port Moresby 1980 A former Air Niugini Airbus A310-300 in the 1990s A former Air Niugini Boeing 757-200 in 2010. The airline was established in November 1973 as the national airline of Papua New Guinea with the government holding 60% of the shares, with the rest divided between Australian airline companies Ansett (16%), Qantas (12%) and Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) (12%). [3]
The National Flag carrier Air Niugini and PNG Air operate daily flights to Hoskins Kimbe from major airports like Port Moresby, Lae, and Kokopo.
28 September 2018 - Air Niugini Flight 73, a Boeing 737-800, landed short of the runway and came to rest in a lagoon. One passenger died and was recovered later by divers. The remaining 35 passengers and 11 crew escaped serious injury. [3] [4] [5]
Map of Papua New Guinea. This is a list of airports in Papua New Guinea, sorted by location.. Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua).
Torres Strait Air Charter: Horn Island [ 5 ] There was a new international flight when Air Niugini open a new route to Merauke (Mopah Airport) in 1989, it was the first airport to open the international flight, and it was terminated from 1997.