Airports / Papua New Guinea / MAS
Momote Airport
AYMO / MASManus Island, Papua New GuineaELEV 12 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
205 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kavieng Airport (KVG).
Overview
Momote Airport (AYMO / MAS) is a mid-sized airport serving Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Field elevation is 12 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MAS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kavieng Airport (KVG, 205 nm), Madang Airport (MAG, 213 nm), and Wewak International Airport (WWK, 243 nm).
Trip costs from MAS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MAS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
AYMO
IATA
MAS
FAA / Local
AYMO
Elevation
12 ft
Coordinates
2.0619° S · 147.4240° 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 12 ft, MAS sits lower than 76% 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.
- 205nmKVGKavieng AirportKavieng
- 213nmMAGMadang AirportMadang
- 243nmWWKWewak International AirportWewak
- 270nmGKAGoroka AirportGoronka
- 271nmHKNHoskins AirportKimbe
- 274nmLAENadzab Tomodachi International AirportLae
Location
Open the full mapAYMO · Momote Airport · Manus Island, Papua New Guinea