Airports / Papua New Guinea / HKN
Hoskins Airport
AYHK / HKNKimbe, Papua New GuineaELEV 66 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
136 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tokua Airport (RAB).
Overview
Hoskins Airport (AYHK / HKN) sits in Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 66 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
HKN has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Tokua Airport (RAB, 136 nm), Kavieng Airport (KVG, 175 nm), and Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE, 230 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HKN vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HKN, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
AYHK
IATA
HKN
FAA / Local
AYHK
Elevation
66 ft
Coordinates
5.4638° S · 150.4073° 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 66 ft, HKN sits higher than 52% 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.
- 136nmRABTokua AirportKokopo
- 175nmKVGKavieng AirportKavieng
- 230nmLAENadzab Tomodachi International AirportLae
- 236nmPNPGirua AirportPopondetta
- 255nmBUABuka AirportBuka Island
- 271nmMASMomote AirportManus Island
Location
Open the full mapAYHK · Hoskins Airport · Kimbe, Papua New Guinea