Airports / Papua New Guinea / BUA
Buka Airport
AYBK / BUABuka Island, Papua New GuineaELEV 11 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
152 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tokua Airport (RAB).
Overview
Buka Airport, listed as AYBK / BUA, is a mid-sized airport in Buka Island, Papua New Guinea. Field elevation is 11 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BUA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Tokua Airport (RAB, 152 nm), Munda Airport (MUA, 233 nm), and Hoskins Airport (HKN, 255 nm).
Trip costs from BUA 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 BUA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
AYBK
IATA
BUA
FAA / Local
AYBK
Elevation
11 ft
Coordinates
5.4223° S · 154.6727° 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 11 ft, BUA sits lower than 81% 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.
- 152nmRABTokua AirportKokopo
- 233nmMUAMunda AirportMunda
- 255nmHKNHoskins AirportKimbe
- 288nmKVGKavieng AirportKavieng
- 391nmGURGurney AirportGurney
- 401nmHIRHoniara International AirportHoniara
Location
Open the full mapAYBK · Buka Airport · Buka Island, Papua New Guinea