Airports / Papua New Guinea / LAE
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport
AYNZ / LAELae, Papua New GuineaELEV 239 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
85 nm
To the nearest alternate
Goroka Airport (GKA).
Overview
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (AYNZ / LAE) is a large commercial airport serving Lae, Papua New Guinea. The airport sits 239 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 LAE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Goroka Airport (GKA, 85 nm), Madang Airport (MAG, 99 nm), and Kerema Airport (KMA, 101 nm).
Charter pricing from LAE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under MFO. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Lae.
Field capability
ICAO
AYNZ
IATA
LAE
FAA / Local
AYNZ
Elevation
239 ft
Coordinates
6.5680° S · 146.7265° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Papua New Guinea fields
state range 7–5,889 ft
At 239 ft, LAE sits higher than 67% 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.
- 85nmGKAGoroka AirportGoronka
- 99nmMAGMadang AirportMadang
- 101nmKMAKerema AirportKerema
- 110nmCMUChimbu AirportKundiawa
- 126nmVMUBaimuru AirportBaimuru
- 152nmHGUMount Hagen Kagamuga AirportMount Hagen
Location
Open the full mapAYNZ · Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport · Lae, Papua New Guinea