Momote Airport Papua New Guinean airports - Momote Airport
Papua New Guinean airports
Papua New Guinean airports
World airports
Airport photos
Aircraft photos
Spacecraft photos
Earth from airplane
Earth from space
Aviation articles

Momote Airport



Momote Airport
IATA: MAS – ICAO: AYMO

+
Momote Airport
Location of airport in Papua New Guinea
Summary
Airport type Public
Location Los Negros Island, Papua New Guinea
Elevation AMSL 12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 02°03′43″S 147°25′27″E / 2.06194°S 147.42417°E / -2.06194; 147.42417
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,870 6,136 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Momote Airport (IATA: MAS, ICAO: AYMO) is an airport on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. It also serves Manus Island, which is connected to Los Negros by a bridge.

History

Hayne Airfield

Built by the Imperial Japanese at Momote during World War II. Known as Hyane Airfield by the Japanese, as they called Los Negros, Hayne Island. The runway was 4,100 feet (1,200 m) long x 300 feet (91 m) wide with three taxiways and 12 revetments under construction.

Occupied on 2 March 1944 by the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division as part of the Battle of Los Negros, which was part of the Admiralty Islands campaign.

Japanese Units based at Hayne Airfield

  • 63rd Sentai, 3rd Chutai (Ki-43)
  • 14th Sentai (Ki-21)

Momote Airfield

After liberating the airfield on 2 March 1944, the 40th Naval Construction Battalion repaired the airfield and the airfield became operational on 18 May 1944, although fighters were landing at the airfield only two days after occupation. The single runway was extended to 7,800 feet (2,400 m) long x 130 feet (40 m) wide with 75 feet (23 m) foot shoulders, constructed with a coral base with marsden matting covering 1,000 feet (300 m) at the ends of the runway. A 7,000 barrel fuel depot was set up at the airfield.

Allied Units Based at Momote Airfield

  • Headquarters, Thirteenth Air Force, (15 June-13 September 1944)
  • Headquarters, XIII Bomber Command, (June-3 September 1944)
  • 5th Bomb Group Headquarters
    • 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron (B-24s)
    • 5th Bomb Group, 23rd Bomb Squadron (B-24s)
    • 5th Bomb Group, 31st Bomb Squadron (B-24s)
    • 5th Bomb Group, 394th Bomb Squadron (B-24s)
  • 307th Bombardment Group, (13th AF) (29 April-24 August 1944)
  • 403d Troop Carrier Group, (13th AF) 30 August-4 October 1944
  • Detachment, 419th Night Fighter Squadron, (13th AF) (27 June-18 August 1944)
  • No. 19 Squadron RNZAF (F4Us)
  • No. 73 Wing RAAF
    • No. 76 Squadron RAAF (Kittyhawks)
    • No. 77 Squadron RAAF (Kittyhawks)
    • No. 79 Squadron RAAF (Spitfires)
  • No. 27 Air Stores Park RAAF
  • No. 114 (Mobile) Fighter Sector Headquarters RAAF
  • No. 346 Radar Station RAAF

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 12 feet (4 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,870 by 45 metres (6,135 × 148 ft).

Airlines and destinations

  • Air Niugini (Kavieng, Lae, Port Moresby)


The above content comes from Wikipedia and is published under free licenses – click here to read more.


General Info
Country Papua New Guinea
ICAO ID AYMO
Time UTC+10
Latitude -2.061889
02° 03' 42.80" S
Longitude 147.424150
147° 25' 26.94" E
Elevation 12 feet
4 meters
Magnetic Variation 005° E (01/06)
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Alternate Name MANUS ISLAND
Island Group Manus I
International Clearance Status Airport of Entry


Communications
MADANG 120.1
3419
6622
8837
AWIS
AWIS not to be used as a QNH source for conducting IAL PROC
129.35


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
16/34 6136 x 148 feet
1870 x 45 meters
ASPHALT 030FAXU NO


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
NDB-DME MOE MOMOTE 082X 212 At Field -


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.

100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)


Remarks
CAUTION Bird haz.
FUEL Avbl 2000-0630 dly. (NC-100LL, A1)
LGT Rwy lgt and PAPI have 30 NM remote ctl by 10 sec pulse on 121.7 for 1 hr lgt.
MISC MET 1700-1100Z.



The content above was published at Airports-Worldwide.com in 2010.
We don't guarantee the information is fresh and accurate. The data may be wrong or outdated.
For more up-to-date information please refer to other sources.
























christianity portal
directory of hotels worldwide
 
 

Copyright 2004-2024 © by Airports-Worldwide.com, Vyshenskoho st. 36, Lviv 79010, Ukraine
Legal Disclaimer