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Buka Airport

Buka Island, Papua New Guinea

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ICAO

AYBK

Elevation

11 ft

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The Essence of Buka Airport

BUA

Location

Buka Island · NSB · Papua New Guinea

Connectivity

4 routes · 3 destinations

Position

-5.422°, 154.673° · 11 ft elev.

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Gateway to Bougainville's island communities and capital.

Location

Buka Island, Papua New Guinea

Buka Airport (IATA: BUA, ICAO: AYBK) serves Buka Island, the administrative center of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. It is the primary air gateway to the region, connecting Bougainville to the national capital Port Moresby and other domestic destinations. The airport operates modest facilities suited to the region's traffic volumes, handling scheduled domestic services as well as charter and humanitarian flights. Buka town, located on the narrow Buka Passage across from the larger island of Bougainville, is accessible from the airport by road and short boat crossing. The airport plays a vital logistical role for an island region that has limited surface transport connections to the rest of Papua New Guinea, making air access essential for both passengers and cargo.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building handling all domestic passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to Buka town is available by road, with onward travel to Bougainville Island via the short Buka Passage ferry crossing.

Airlines here

Air Niugini is the primary carrier serving Buka Airport, operating scheduled flights to Port Moresby and other domestic points.

Notable facts

›Buka Airport is the main air link for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
›The airport sits on Buka Island, separated from Bougainville Island by the narrow Buka Passage.
›The region gained autonomy following a peace agreement ending a decade-long civil conflict in the 1990s.
›Bougainville voted overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea in a 2019 referendum.
›The airport supports both scheduled commercial services and humanitarian or missionary charter operations.

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Airlines serving this airport

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Air Niugini

Routes

BUA → RABCG · DH8

BUA → POMPX · 100

BUA → LNVPX · DH8

BUA → RABPX · 100 DH8

Aircraft operating here

DH83 routes Fokker 1002 routes

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