LAE · Lae, Papua New Guinea
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport.
--:--:-- · PGT (UTC+10:00) · 6.5680° S, 146.7265° E
Lae Nadzab Airport
Domestic airport in Nadzab, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for LAE
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 66; ident AYNZ; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
No official airport website accepted in this snapshot
The page does not fabricate an official source when the airport facts snapshot did not accept one.
Reference summary
Lae Nadzab Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
15 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
LAE / AYNZ
OurAirports ident
AYNZ
GPS / local code
AYNZ
ISO region
PG-MPL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
Not accepted
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1431826
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PGT · UTC+10:00
Time zone
PGT
Pacific/Port_Moresby · UTC+10:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
34 km
Approximate distance to central Lae.
Official source
Lae Nadzab Airport
Wikipedia / reference summary
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Port Moresby
Languages
English, Hiri Motu
Currency
PGK (K)
Country area
462,840 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
8,000 ft / 2,438 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1977
Owner / entity
Q1431826
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
15 source-backed signals
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Lae, Papua New Guinea. Lae's built-up core sits roughly 34 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Pacific/Port_Moresby (UTC+10:00, PGT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE / AYNZ) is at 6.5680° S, 146.7265° E, elevation 239 ft (73 m), serving Lae, Papua New Guinea.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Lae is in Papua New Guinea (capital Port Moresby); on Pacific/Port_Moresby (PGT, UTC+10:00); working languages: English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin; currency: PGK (K).
Distance from central Lae: 34 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for LAE.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE / AYNZ)
Lae Nadzab Airport · Domestic airport in Nadzab, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Known label 1
MFO
Alternate airport-name cue retained for LAE, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
AYNZ · AYNZ · PG-MPL
No official host accepted · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Officially named Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport, Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres (26 mi) outside Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Lae
lae · 34 km from LAE
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 76,255 · city coordinates -6.7233, 146.9961
2. Bulolo
bulolo · 71 km from LAE
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 16,042 · city coordinates -7.2036, 146.6401
3. Goroka
goroka · 158 km from LAE
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 18,503 · city coordinates -6.0850, 145.3867
4. Madang
madang · 182 km from LAE
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 27,419 · city coordinates -5.2215, 145.7869
5. Mount Hagen
mount-hagen · 287 km from LAE
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 33,623 · city coordinates -5.8575, 144.2306
6. Popondetta
popondetta · 295 km from LAE
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 28,198 · city coordinates -8.7654, 148.2325
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. POM AYPY
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Port Moresby
324 km from LAE · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · elevation 146 ft (45 m) · airport coordinates -9.4434, 147.2200
2. CNS YBCS
Cairns International Airport · Cairns
1151 km from LAE · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · elevation 10 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates -16.8789, 145.7495
3. HIR AGGH
Honiara International Airport · Honiara
1501 km from LAE · Pacific/Guadalcanal · +1h · elevation 28 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates -9.4280, 160.0550
Route-time reference set
1. LAE-POM
Port Moresby · 324 km · 1h 15m
Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h from LAE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. LAE-CNS
Cairns · 1151 km · 2h 17m
Australia/Brisbane · +0h from LAE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. LAE-HIR
Honiara · 1501 km · 2h 44m
Pacific/Guadalcanal · +1h from LAE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 8,000 ft / 2,438 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for LAE.
Runway identifiers
09/27
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. POM AYPY
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Port Moresby · 324 km from LAE
large airport · Pacific/Port_Moresby · papua-new-guinea · 146 ft (45 m) · -9.4434, 147.2200
Country and authority
LAE sits in Papua New Guinea (Independent State of Papua New Guinea), whose capital is Port Moresby. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Oceania, Melanesia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin. Currency context: PGK (K). LAE is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
LAE is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with MFO. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Domestic airport in Nadzab, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Officially named Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport, Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres (26 mi) outside Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1431826 · Lae Nadzab Airport. Administrative area: Morobe Province
Field and clock profile
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport is a near sea-level field at 239 ft (73 m), positioned at 6.5680° S, 146.7265° E in the Southern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 8,000 ft / 2,438 m. The airport clock uses Pacific/Port_Moresby (PGT, UTC+10:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Lae is the closest retained city-time anchor at 34 km. POM Port Moresby is the closest retained airport alternative at 324 km.
Country airport peers
LAE is compared with POM Port Moresby at 324 km inside the retained Papua New Guinea airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
LAE-POM Port Moresby: 324 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. LAE-CNS Cairns: 1151 km, about 2h 17m, +0h. LAE-HIR Honiara: 1501 km, about 2h 44m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident AYNZ backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. No official airport website passed the current airport-facts snapshot. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 8,000 ft / 2,438 m
Runway identifiers
09/27
OurAirports classifies LAE as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Lae.
LAE (AYNZ) is a near sea-level field at 239 ft (73 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
LAE sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
LAE's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 8,000 ft / 2,438 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for LAE is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at Lae Nadzab Airport, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for LAE
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
LAE uses Pacific/Port_Moresby (PGT, UTC+10:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport is about 34 km from central Lae; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
POM Port Moresby is the closest retained alternate at 324 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
The accepted airport reference came from en.wikipedia.org; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place LAE inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
LAE ranks #1 in the curated Papua New Guinea airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
LAE shares Pacific/Port_Moresby with POM Port Moresby PG. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
LAE is 239 ft (73 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include VLC 240 ft (73 m) (1 ft delta) · YNY 241 ft (73 m) (2 ft delta) · DUB 242 ft (74 m) (3 ft delta) · LAD 243 ft (74 m) (4 ft delta) · CCS 234 ft (71 m) (5 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
LAE's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are POM 324 km +0h · CNS 1151 km +0h · HIR 1501 km +1h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Moresby | POM | 324 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Cairns | CNS | 1151 km | 2h 17m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Honiara | HIR | 1501 km | 2h 44m | +1h | --:--:-- |
LAE to POM
Port Moresby
Distance 324 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone Pacific/Port_Moresby is +0h from LAE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LAE to CNS
Cairns
Distance 1151 km; estimated travel window 2h 17m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is +0h from LAE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
LAE to HIR
Honiara
Distance 1501 km; estimated travel window 2h 44m; destination zone Pacific/Guadalcanal is +1h from LAE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Lae is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from LAE, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Lae
lae · 34 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bulolo
bulolo · 71 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Goroka
goroka · 158 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Madang
madang · 182 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mount Hagen
mount-hagen · 287 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Popondetta
popondetta · 295 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Port Moresby
port-moresby · 327 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mendi
mendi · 342 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kimbe
kimbe · 394 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Daru
daru · 478 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wewak
wewak · 480 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kokopo
kokopo · 661 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Port Moresby (POM), Cairns (CNS), Honiara (HIR). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 8,000 ft / 2,438 m; identifiers 09/27.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1977.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from LAE. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Port Moresby Jacksons International AirportPOM
Port Moresby · large airport
- Distance
- 324 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 146 ft (45 m)
Compare against POM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Cairns International AirportCNS
Cairns · large airport
- Distance
- 1151 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3 m)
Compare against CNS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Honiara International AirportHIR
Honiara · large airport
- Distance
- 1501 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 28 ft (9 m)
Compare against HIR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE) in?▾
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport is in the Pacific/Port_Moresby timezone (UTC+10:00, PGT).
What are the codes for Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport?▾
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport uses IATA code LAE and ICAO code AYNZ.
Where is Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport located?▾
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport is located in Lae, Papua New Guinea at coordinates 6.5680° S, 146.7265° E, with an elevation of 239 ft (73 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport from central Lae?▾
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport sits roughly 34 km from the nearest mapped city center for Lae.
Which route reference is most useful from LAE?▾
Port Moresby (POM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 15m, destination timezone Pacific/Port_Moresby, and a +0h difference from LAE.
What other airports in Papua New Guinea are close peers to LAE?▾
LAE's curated peers in Papua New Guinea on this site include POM Port Moresby.
How many runways does Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport have?▾
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 8,000 ft / 2,438 m; identifiers include 09/27.