Goroka Airport (GKA/AYGA)

Goroka, Papua New Guinea

The airport has 2 runways; the longest is 17R/35L at 1,646 m (5,400 ft). Its elevation is 1,610 m (5,282 ft).

Weather

There is no current aviation weather report for this airport. Some airports only report during certain hours.

Forecast

No valid forecast (TAF) for this airport.

  • Local time 12:07 (UTC+10)
  • Sunrise 05:52
  • Sunset 18:11

METAR/TAF log

Aviation weather reports issued in the last 24 hours, newest first. Times are the airport’s local time (currently UTC+10), with UTC alongside. METAR is the routine report, SPECI a special report issued when the weather changes significantly, and TAF the aerodrome forecast.

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Reports are kept for 30 days; the last 7 days are available from the API.

Live air traffic

The airport is outside the live data fetch area: no data is fetched for aircraft around it, so they may not appear on the live map.

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Flight counts, delays and cancellations

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Key facts

IATA code
GKA
ICAO code
AYGA
Type
Medium airport
Country
Papua New Guinea
Municipality served
Goroka
Airport reference point
6.0817° S, 145.3920° E6° 04′ 54″ S, 145° 23′ 31″ E
Elevation
1,610 m (5,282 ft)
Runways
2

Runways

Runways at Goroka Airport
RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLightingTrue bearing
17L/35R1,214 m (3,983 ft)18 mAsphaltNot recorded17L 175°35R 355°
17R/35L1,646 m (5,400 ft)30 mAsphaltYes17R 176°35L 356°

Bearings are relative to true north; runway names come from the magnetic bearing.

Nearest airports

  1. Chimbu Airport (CMU), Papua New Guinea: 47 km
  2. Madang Airport (MAG), Papua New Guinea: 107 km
  3. Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU), Papua New Guinea: 124 km

Distances are straight-line distances between airport reference points.