Airports / Papua New Guinea / MDU
Mendi Airport
AYMN / MDUMendi, Papua New GuineaELEV 5,680 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wapenamanda Airport (WBM) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Mendi Airport, listed as AYMN / MDU, is a mid-sized airport in Mendi, Papua New Guinea. The airport sits 5,680 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 MDU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Wapenamanda Airport (WBM, 34 nm), Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport (HGU, 43 nm), and Chimbu Airport (CMU, 79 nm).
Charter pricing from MDU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Mendi.
Field capability
ICAO
AYMN
IATA
MDU
FAA / Local
AYMN
Elevation
5,680 ft
Coordinates
6.1477° S · 143.6570° 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 5,680 ft, MDU sits higher than 90% 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.
- 34nmWBMWapenamanda AirportWapenamanda
- 43nmHGUMount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen
- 79nmCMUChimbu AirportKundiawa
- 104nmGKAGoroka AirportGoronka
- 107nmVMUBaimuru AirportBaimuru
- 122nmOPUBalimo AirportBalimo
Location
Open the full mapAYMN · Mendi Airport · Mendi, Papua New Guinea