Airports / Papua New Guinea / KVG
Kavieng Airport
AYKV / KVGKavieng, Papua New GuineaELEV 7 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
142 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tokua Airport (RAB).
Overview
Kavieng Airport (AYKV / KVG) sits in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 7 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 KVG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tokua Airport (RAB, 142 nm), Hoskins Airport (HKN, 175 nm), and Momote Airport (MAS, 205 nm).
Charter pricing from KVG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kavieng.
Field capability
ICAO
AYKV
IATA
KVG
FAA / Local
AYKV
Elevation
7 ft
Coordinates
2.5794° S · 150.8080° 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 7 ft, KVG sits lower than 95% 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.
- 142nmRABTokua AirportKokopo
- 175nmHKNHoskins AirportKimbe
- 205nmMASMomote AirportManus Island
- 288nmBUABuka AirportBuka Island
- 340nmMAGMadang AirportMadang
- 342nmLAENadzab Tomodachi International AirportLae
Location
Open the full mapAYKV · Kavieng Airport · Kavieng, Papua New Guinea