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Cape Gloucester Airport

Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea

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Location

Cape Gloucester · WBK · Papua New Guinea

Position

-5.455°, 148.422° · 78 ft elev.

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Remote airstrip serving the rugged Cape Gloucester region.

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Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea

Cape Gloucester Airport is a small domestic airstrip located in the West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea, serving the township and surrounding area of Cape Gloucester on the island of New Britain. The airport provides essential air connectivity for a remote region where road and sea transport can be difficult and unreliable. The airport handles light aircraft and small regional turboprop services, playing a vital role in linking isolated communities to larger centers such as Kimbe and Port Moresby. It is a basic facility with limited infrastructure typical of rural Papua New Guinea airstrips.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airstrip is limited to local road access, with informal taxis and private vehicles being the primary options.

Airlines here

Air Niugini and its regional subsidiary Airlines PNG have historically operated or facilitated services to Cape Gloucester.

Notable facts

›Cape Gloucester was the site of significant World War II battles between US and Japanese forces in 1943–1944.
›The airport is located in West New Britain Province on the island of New Britain.
›The airstrip primarily accommodates light and turboprop aircraft due to its short runway.
›The region is known for its dense rainforest and plantation agriculture.
›Air connectivity is critical for the area due to limited road infrastructure.

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Cape Gloucester Airport is an airport in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.. The airport is a single runway general aviation facility; at the present time there is no scheduled commercial service to the airport.

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Cape Gloucester Airport

Airport in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

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