Bawan Airport

BWJ · Morobe, Papua New Guinea

About Bawan Airport

ID PG-0138
Local ID BWJ
IATA BWJ
FIR Port Moresby FIR
Region Morobe
Country Papua New Guinea
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -6.39694, 146.88167   062349S 1465254E
Variation 5.1° E (2024)
Timezone Port_Moresby (+10 h)
Local time May 4, 2024 15:25

Bawan Airport

Bawan Airport is a small airport in Morobe, Papua New Guinea. The airport is located at latitude -6.39694 and longitude 146.88167. This airport has no ICAO code, we use PG-0138 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is BWJ. The airport's IATA code is BWJ. Nearby other airfields are Baindoung Airport, Kasonombe Airport, Samanzing Airstrip, Nadzab Airport and Lowai Airport.

Bawan Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Nadzab Airport, which is 26 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Port Moresby.

Bawan Airport is in the timezone of Pacific/Port_Moresby. Difference with UTC is +10 h. Today the sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 18:05. This applies to Bawan 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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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.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Baindoung Airport PG-0129 8.6 km 049°
Kasonombe Airport AYNM 12 km 081°
Samanzing Airstrip AYSZ 21 km 106°
Nadzab Airport AYNZ 26 km 221°
Lowai Airport AYLO 27 km 284°
Yawan Airstrip AYYW 30 km 351°
Dinangat Airport AYDN 35 km 320°
Sapmanga Airport PG-0268 37 km 347°
Yalumet Airport AYYE 37 km 022°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Nadzab NZ VOR-DME 27 km 225°
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