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Nissan Island Airport

Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea

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Elevation

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IIS

Location

Nissan Island · NSB · Papua New Guinea

Position

-4.500°, 154.226° · 52 ft elev.

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Remote island gateway in Papua New Guinea's Green Islands.

Location

Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea

Nissan Island Airport (IATA: IIS, ICAO: AYIA) serves Nissan Island, the main island of the Green Islands group in Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea. It provides essential air connectivity to this remote atoll community, which is otherwise accessible only by sea. The airport operates as a small domestic facility supporting light aircraft and regional turboprop services. It plays a critical role in linking island residents to larger centers such as Buka and Port Moresby for medical, commercial, and administrative needs.

Terminals

The airport has a basic single terminal facility typical of remote Papua New Guinea island airstrips.

Getting to & from

Ground transport on Nissan Island is limited, with local vehicles and boats providing access between the airport and nearby communities.

Airlines here

Air Niugini and its subsidiary Link PNG have historically served this route, connecting Nissan Island to Buka and other domestic destinations.

Notable facts

›Nissan Island is part of the Green Islands group in Bougainville Province.
›The airport serves a small atoll community heavily dependent on air access.
›The island saw significant activity during World War II in the Pacific theater.
›Sea transport remains an important alternative to air access for the island community.
›The airport supports humanitarian and medical evacuation flights for the surrounding islands.

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Nissan Island Airport is an airfield serving Nissan Island, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. It resides at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) above mean sea level and has a 1,200-metre (3,937 ft) runway designated 14/32.

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Nissan Island Airport

Airport in Nissan Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

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