Daru Airport

Daru Airport
IATA: DAU ICAO: AYDU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation AMSL	6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates	09°05′12″S 143°12′28″E
Map
DAU Location of the airport in Papua New Guinea
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,400 4,593 Asphalt
Source: WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3]

Daru Airport (IATA: DAU, ICAO: AYDU) is an airport serving Daru, the capital of the Western Province in Papua New Guinea.

The airfield was constructed before or during World War II. During the war it was used as a refuelling stop by Allied fighter aircraft. The Australian Army rebuilt the airport in 1965.[4] Domestically, airport is served by PNG Air and Air Niugini with access to destinations including the national capital, Port Moresby. Internationally, Torres Strait Air operates flights to Horn Island, the primary airport serving in the Torres Strait Islands of Queensland, Australia.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Niugini	Port Moresby
PNG Air	Awaba, Balimo, Kiunga, Port Moresby, Sasereme, Suki
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.

References

1. "Airport information for AYDU". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
2. Airport information for DAU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
3. Airport information for Daru Airport at Transport Search website.
4. "Daru Airfield Western Province (Fly) Papua New Guinea (PNG)". Pacific Wrecks. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. https://www.queensland.com/au/en/plan-your-holiday/transport/p-5f83c79c94949d35084ffb68-torres-strait-air

External links

• Accident history for Daru Airport (DAU) at Aviation Safety Network