Madang Airport

Madang Airport
IATA: MAG – ICAO: AYMD MAG Location of airport in Papua New Guinea
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Papua New Guinea Office Of Civil Aviation
Location		Madang
Coordinates		5°12′30″S 145°47′0″E
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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Niugini	Port Moresby, Lae, Wewak
Airlines PNG
Regional Air (Papua New Guinea)
Hevilift
Heli-Niugini

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 24 April 1944. A large amount of high octane fuel was captured and used by the Australians for use in the Royal Australian Navy motor launch 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

Accidents and incidents

• On 11 April 1972, Douglas C-47 VH-PNB of Trans Australia Airlines overran the runway on landing, ending up in the sea damaged beyond economic repair.
• On 17 July 1972, Douglas C-47A VH-MAE of Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea was damaged beyond economic repair when the starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing. The aircraft was operating a domestic cargo flight from Wapenamanda Airport.
• On 30 October 1972, Douglas C-47B VH-PNA of Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea overran the runway on landing. The aircraft was subsequently withdrawn from use and used for fire practice, eventually being scrapped in 1978.