Daru Airport (IATA: DAU, ICAO: AYDU) is an airport serving Daru, the capital of the Western Province in Papua New Guinea.

Daru Airport
IATA: DAU ICAO: AYDU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government
Serves	Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation AMSL	6 m / 20 ft
Coordinates	09°05′12″S 143°12′28″E
Map
DAU Location of the airport in Papua New Guinea
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 1,400 4,593 Asphalt
Source: WAD,[1] GCM,[2] STV[3]

The airfield was constructed before or during World War II. During the war it was used as a refuelling stop by Allied fighter aircraft. The Australian Army rebuilt the airport in 1965.[4] The airport is served by PNG Air and Air Niugini with access to destinations including the national capital, Port Moresby.

Airlines and destinations

References

External links

• Accident history for Daru Airport (DAU) at Aviation Safety Network

This article about an Oceanian airport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

This article about a Papua New Guinean building or structure related topic is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

На других языках

[es] Aeropuerto de Daru

[it] Aeroporto di Daru