Wapolu Airport

WBC · Papua New Guinea

About Wapolu Airport

ID PG-0291
Local ID WBC
IATA WBC
FIR Port Moresby FIR
Country Papua New Guinea
Runways 14/32
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -9.3376, 150.5093   092015S 1503033E
Variation 6.5° E (2024)
Timezone Port_Moresby (+10 h)
Local time May 8, 2024 08:44

Wapolu Airport

This field is located in Papua New Guinea. The airport is located at latitude -9.33760 and longitude 150.50930. The airport has one runway: 14/32. This airport has no ICAO code, we use PG-0291 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is WBC. The airport's IATA code is WBC. Nearby other airfields are Iamalele Airport, Vivigani Airfield, Salamo Airport, Cape Vogel Airport and Esa'ala Airport.

Wapolu Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport, which is 361 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Port Moresby.

Wapolu Airport is in the timezone of Pacific/Port_Moresby. Difference with UTC is +10 h. Today the sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:46. This applies to Wapolu 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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Do not use for flight planning
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.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
14 140° 133° Runway coordinates unknown
32 320° 313°

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Iamalele Airport PG-0164 19 km 175°
Vivigani Airfield PG-0290 21 km 280°
Salamo Airport PG-0264 48 km 140°
Cape Vogel Airport PG-0143 65 km 235°
Esa'ala Airport PG-0008 77 km 140°
Wedau Airport PG-0292 96 km 208°
Sehulea Airport PG-0275 100 km 134°
Raba Raba Airport PG-0261 102 km 226°
Gurney Airport AYGN 110 km 189°

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