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Moro Airport

Moro, Papua New Guinea

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AYMR

Elevation

2740 ft

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The Essence of Moro Airport

MXH

Location

Moro · SHM · Papua New Guinea

Connectivity

3 routes · 2 destinations

Position

-6.363°, 143.238° · 2740 ft elev.

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Remote airstrip serving the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.

Location

Moro, Papua New Guinea

Moro Airport (IATA: MXH, ICAO: AYMR) is a small domestic airport located in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, near the town of Moro. It primarily serves as an access point for the surrounding region, which is largely inaccessible by road. The airport plays a significant role in supporting operations related to the PNG LNG project, a major liquefied natural gas extraction and processing venture operated in the Southern Highlands. Much of the traffic through Moro is associated with energy sector workers and associated logistics. Regular passenger services connect Moro to Port Moresby and other domestic destinations, with aviation being the primary means of long-distance travel for residents and workers in this remote area.

Terminals

Moro Airport has a basic terminal facility suited to its small domestic and charter passenger volumes.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options from the airport are limited, with road infrastructure in the region being minimal; most onward travel relies on local vehicles or further air transport.

Airlines here

Airlines PNG and associated charter operators provide scheduled and ad hoc services connecting Moro to Port Moresby and other domestic points.

Notable facts

›Moro Airport is a key logistics hub for the PNG LNG project operated by ExxonMobil and its partners.
›The airport is located in the Southern Highlands Province, one of Papua New Guinea's more remote regions.
›Aviation is the primary mode of long-distance transport in the area due to limited road access.
›The airport handles a significant proportion of charter and fly-in fly-out (FIFO) traffic related to resource extraction.
›Elevation at Moro Airport is approximately 2,365 feet (721 metres) above sea level.

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Airlines serving this airport

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Routes

MXH → HGUCG · DHT DH8

MXH → POMCG · DH8

MXH → HGUPX · DH3

Aircraft operating here

DH82 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter1 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 81 routes

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Moro Airport is an airfield in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Located near Lake Kutubu, it serves ExxonMobil's Moro oil and gas operations. The runway is unsealed, and aviation activities typically occur only during daylight hours.

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