Wapenamanda Airport

AYWD · Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea

About Wapenamanda Airport

ICAO AYWD
IATA WBM
FIR Port Moresby FIR
Region Western Highlands
Country Papua New Guinea
Runways 14/32
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) -5.63529, 143.89223   053807S 1435332E
Coordinates (Center) -5.6433, 143.8955   053836S 1435344E
Variation 4.2° E (2024)
Timezone Port_Moresby (+10 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 21:09

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
14 140° 135° 1,540 m 23 m Asphalt -5.6485 143.9000
32 320° 315° -5.6381 143.891

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Wapenamanda Airport

Wapenamanda Airport is a midsized airport in Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea. The airport is located at latitude -5.64330 and longitude 143.89550. The airport has one runway: 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is AYWD. The airport's IATA code is WBM. Nearby other airfields are Lumusa Airstrip, Kumbwareta Airstrip, Kompiam Airport, Kandep Airport and Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport.

Wapenamanda Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport, which is 49 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Port Moresby.

Wapenamanda Airport is in the timezone of Pacific/Port_Moresby. Difference with UTC is +10 h. Today the sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:17. This applies to Wapenamanda Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +10 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Lumusa Airstrip PG-0033 23 km 055°
Kompiam Airport AYAQ 29 km 006°
Kandep Airport PG-0173 48 km 242°
Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport AYMH 49 km 114°
Ruti Airport PG-0263 53 km 049°
Yenkis(Yankisa) Airport PG-0298 59 km 002°
Mendi Airport AYMN 62 km 205°
Menjim Airstrip PG-0093 64 km 075°
Iropena Airstrip AYIP 68 km 357°

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