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Madang Airport
IATA: MAG – ICAO: AYMD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Papua New Guinea Office Of Civil Aviation
Location		Madang
Coordinates		5°12′30″S 145°47′0″E / 5.20833°S 145.783333°E / -5.20833; 145.783333Coordinates: 5°12′30″S 145°47′0″E / 5.20833°S 145.783333°E / -5.20833; 145.783333
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
07/25	5,174	1,577	Asphalt
Source: World Aero Data [1]

Madang Airport (IATA: MAG, ICAO: AYMD), is an airport located in Madang, Papua New Guinea.

Airlines and destinations

• Air Niugini (Lae, Port Moresby, Wewak)

Regional Air, Hevilift, and Heli-Niugini all have bases at the airport, and Airlines PNG also operate charter flights at the airport.

History

World War II

During World War II, occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army in January 1943, as a forward operating airfield for aircraft based at Wewak. Later expanded to a 3250' x 240' runway with a single taxiway with 31 revetment area. Bombed by the allies during late 1943 and early 1944 the airfield became unserviceable.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Units at Madang

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force

• 59th Sentai (Ki-43 Oscar)
• 68th Sentai (Ki-61 Tony)
• 248th Sentai (Ki-43-III Oscar)

Allied Liberation

Liberated by Australian Army forces on April 24, 1944. A large amount of high octane fuel was captured and used by the Australians for use in the Royal Australian Navy motor lauch boats. The airfield was repaired and used by the Royal Australian Air Force until the end of the war.

Royal Australian Air Force Units at Madang

• Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM)
• No. 4 Squadron RAAF (CAC Boomerang)
• No. 8 Communication Unit RAAF
• No. 15 Squadron RAAF (Bristol Beaufort)
• No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF (PBY Catalina)
• No. 120 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF
• No. 2 Medical Receiving Station RAAF
• No. 109 Mobile Fighter Sector Headquarters RAAF