Airports / Papua New Guinea / VMU
Baimuru Airport
AYBA / VMUBaimuru, Papua New GuineaELEV 27 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
63 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kerema Airport (KMA).
Overview
Baimuru Airport (AYBA / VMU) sits in Baimuru, Papua New Guinea, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 27 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list VMU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kerema Airport (KMA, 63 nm), Chimbu Airport (CMU, 89 nm), and Goroka Airport (GKA, 92 nm).
Trip costs from VMU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VMU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
AYBA
IATA
VMU
FAA / Local
BMU
Elevation
27 ft
Coordinates
7.4970° S · 144.8218° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Papua New Guinea fields
state range 7–5,889 ft
At 27 ft, VMU sits lower than 57% of the 21 Papua New Guinea fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 63nmKMAKerema AirportKerema
- 89nmCMUChimbu AirportKundiawa
- 92nmGKAGoroka AirportGoronka
- 105nmHGUMount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen
- 107nmMDUMendi AirportMendi
- 117nmOPUBalimo AirportBalimo
Location
Open the full mapAYBA · Baimuru Airport · Baimuru, Papua New Guinea