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Balimo Airport

Balimo, Papua New Guinea

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Elevation

51 ft

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Location

Balimo · WPD · Papua New Guinea

Position

-8.050°, 142.933° · 51 ft elev.

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Remote airstrip serving the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.

Location

Balimo, Papua New Guinea

Balimo Airport (IATA: OPU, ICAO: AYBM) is a small domestic airport located in Balimo, the administrative center of Middle Fly District in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. It provides essential air access to a region with extremely limited road infrastructure, making aviation the primary means of transport for residents and supplies. The airport serves light aircraft and small turboprop operations, connecting Balimo to other provincial towns and Port Moresby. Mission aviation organizations and domestic carriers play a key role in serving this remote community.

Terminals

The airport has a basic single terminal facility typical of remote Papua New Guinea airstrips, with minimal passenger amenities.

Getting to & from

Ground transport in Balimo is limited, with road connections being poor; vehicles and boat transport are the primary means of reaching the town from the airport.

Airlines here

Air Niugini and Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) are among the operators known to serve or have served Balimo Airport on domestic routes.

Notable facts

›Balimo is the administrative hub of Middle Fly District in Western Province.
›The airport is critical for humanitarian, medical, and government supply missions in the region.
›Western Province has some of the most challenging terrain and least developed road networks in Papua New Guinea.
›Mission aviation organizations play a significant role in servicing remote communities like Balimo.
›The airport handles light to medium turboprop aircraft due to runway limitations.

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Balimo Airport is an airfield serving Balimo, in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.

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Balimo Airport

Airport in Western, Papua New Guinea

Balimo Airport is an airfield serving Balimo, in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.

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