Airports / Papua New Guinea / GKA
Goroka Airport
AYGA / GKAGoronka, Papua New GuineaELEV 5,282 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chimbu Airport (CMU).
Overview
Goroka Airport (AYGA / GKA) is a mid-sized airport serving Goronka, Papua New Guinea. The airport sits 5,282 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GKA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Chimbu Airport (CMU, 25 nm), Madang Airport (MAG, 58 nm), and Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU, 67 nm).
Charter pricing from GKA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Goronka.
Field capability
ICAO
AYGA
IATA
GKA
FAA / Local
AYGA
Elevation
5,282 ft
Coordinates
6.0817° S · 145.3920° 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 5,282 ft, GKA sits higher than 81% of the 21 Papua New Guinea fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 25nmCMUChimbu AirportKundiawa
- 58nmMAGMadang AirportMadang
- 67nmHGUMount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen
- 85nmLAENadzab Tomodachi International AirportLae
- 92nmVMUBaimuru AirportBaimuru
- 93nmWBMWapenamanda AirportWapenamanda
Location
Open the full mapAYGA · Goroka Airport · Goronka, Papua New Guinea