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ICAO
AYGT
Elevation
23 ft
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The Essence of Gasmata Island Airport
GMI
Location
Gasmata Island · WBK · Papua New Guinea
Position
-6.271°, 150.331° · 23 ft elev.
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Remote island airstrip serving West New Britain Province.
Location
Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea
Gasmata Island Airport (IATA: GMI, ICAO: AYGT) is a small domestic airstrip located on Gasmata Island in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. It serves as a vital air link for the isolated coastal community, which has limited access by road or sea.
The airport supports light aircraft operations and is primarily used for essential passenger and cargo services connecting the island to larger urban centers such as Kimbe and Port Moresby. Air transport is critical for medical evacuations and supply deliveries to this remote location.
The facility is a basic grass or gravel airstrip typical of many remote Papua New Guinea airfields, with minimal infrastructure and no significant terminal buildings.
Terminals
The airport has no formal terminal building, operating as a basic airstrip with minimal passenger facilities.
Getting to & from
Ground transport from the airstrip is limited to local foot traffic and small vehicles within the immediate Gasmata Island community.
Airlines here
Airlines PNG and other small regional operators have historically provided services to Gasmata Island Airport.
Notable facts
- ›Located on Gasmata Island in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
- ›Serves as a critical lifeline for an otherwise isolated island community.
- ›Operates as a basic airstrip with no significant terminal infrastructure.
- ›Primarily handles light aircraft for passenger, cargo, and medevac flights.
- ›The island has historical significance as a World War II site in the Pacific theater.
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