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Mendi Airport

Mendi, Papua New Guinea

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ICAO

AYMN

Elevation

5680 ft

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The Essence of Mendi Airport

MDU

Location

Mendi · SHM · Papua New Guinea

Connectivity

1 routes · 1 destinations

Position

-6.148°, 143.657° · 5680 ft elev.

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Highland gateway serving Mendi and Southern Highlands Province.

Location

Mendi, Papua New Guinea

Mendi Airport (IATA: MDU, ICAO: AYMN) is a domestic airport serving Mendi, the capital of Southern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea. It provides essential air connectivity for a region where road infrastructure is limited and air travel is often the primary means of inter-provincial transport. The airport handles scheduled domestic services linking Mendi to Port Moresby and other regional centers. It plays a critical role in supporting government operations, humanitarian missions, and the local economy of the highlands region. Given the rugged mountainous terrain surrounding Mendi, the airport operates under challenging conditions typical of highland PNG airstrips, requiring pilots with experience in high-altitude and mountain flying procedures.

Terminals

The airport has a modest single terminal facility suited to low-volume domestic passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Mendi town is primarily by road using PMVs (public motor vehicles) and private taxis.

Airlines here

Air Niugini and PNG Air operate scheduled domestic services through Mendi Airport.

Notable facts

›Mendi Airport serves as the primary aviation gateway to Southern Highlands Province.
›The surrounding mountainous terrain makes approaches demanding and weather-dependent.
›Road connections to other parts of Papua New Guinea are limited, making air access critical.
›The airport supports humanitarian, medical, and government charter flights in addition to scheduled services.
›Elevation at the airport is approximately 5,680 feet (1,731 meters) above sea level.

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Niugini

Routes

MDU → POMPX · DH8

Aircraft operating here

DH81 routes

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