Aiyura

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Aiyura Valley viewed from road leading in from Kainantu. The Aiyura airport is in the background.

Aiyura is the name of a valley located in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. It is the home of the Aiyura Agricultural Research Station, which was operated originally as the "Highlands Agricultural Experiment Station, Aiyura" beginning in 1936, Coffee Research Institute, Aiyura National High School, The Aiyura International Primary School, The JAARS operated Airstrip IATA code AYU, a local national primary school called Professor Schindler's School and is the traditional home and battlegrounds of the Gadsup and Tairora people. Ukarumpa - the main center for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) in Papua New Guinea - is also located nearby in the valley.

Geographical Notes:

Altitude: 5300 feet.

Climate: Tropical Highland

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