Airports / Papua New Guinea / MAG
Madang, Papua New Guinea · 20 ft elevation. A private-aviation gateway on the Bravo register.
3.4/5
Google rating
96 ratings
0
Operators based
20
Elevation ft
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
58 nm
To the nearest alternate
Goroka Airport (GKA).
Madang Airport (AYMD / MAG) sits in Madang, Papua New Guinea, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 20 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 MAG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Goroka Airport (GKA, 58 nm), Chimbu Airport (CMU, 69 nm), and Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU, 97 nm). With a single 5,174-foot paved runway, MAG can typically accommodate aircraft as large as super-midsize jets.
Charter pricing from MAG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Madang.
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From the stored review texts
3/ 5 reviews
“May be in future we may expecting more maintenance as well the modernisation for the luggage belting system, Check in security point with scanning machines with other facilities.”
Rajeswaran Janarthanan5★ on Google
2/ 5 reviews
“The airport is a gateway in and out of the town.”
Noah Talo5★ on Google
2/ 5 reviews
“The runway upgrade is happening soon, which will see only Dash 8 service into the port during the upgrade, then after that should see the resumption of Fokker or even bigger planes.”
Noah Talo5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Madang Airport, every quote is verbatim from a real review.
ICAO
AYMD
IATA
MAG
FAA / Local
AYMD
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
5.2071° S · 145.7890° 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 20 ft, MAG sits lower than 62% of the 21 Papua New Guinea fields on the register.
1 runway
longest 5,174 ft
Which aircraft can operate here
vs longest paved runway 5,174 ft
MAG's 5,174 ft paved runway typically supports charter aircraft up to super-midsize jets.
Class minimums are sea-level planning rules of thumb. A specific aircraft's balanced-field length varies with weight, temperature, and field elevation. Confirm performance with the operator.
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance, every listing links to its own field brief.
Location
Open the full mapAYMD · Madang Airport · Madang, Papua New Guinea
Approximate nonstop block times from MAG on a typical midsize charter jet. Faster classes trim these; add positioning and taxi for the real schedule.
| Destination | Distance | Block time |
|---|---|---|
| Honolulu (HNL) | 3,674 nm | 8h 57m |
| Anchorage (ANC) | 4,958 nm | 11h 56m |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 5,681 nm | 13h 37m |
| Seattle (SEA) | 5,711 nm | 13h 41m |
| Los Angeles (VNY) | 5,863 nm | 14h 2m |
| Las Vegas (LAS) | 6,027 nm | 14h 25m |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | 6,163 nm | 14h 44m |
| Scottsdale (SCF) | 6,191 nm | 14h 48m |
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