| Aiyura Airport | |||||||||||
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Aiyura Valley viewed from road leading in from Kainantu. Aiyura airport is in the background.
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| Location | Aiyura, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,100 ft / 1,554 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°20′16″S 145°54′14″E / 6.33778°S 145.90389°ECoordinates: 06°20′16″S 145°54′14″E / 6.33778°S 145.90389°E | ||||||||||
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Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea |
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| Location of the airport in Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||
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Source: PNG Airstrip Guide
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Aiyura Airport (IATA: AYU, ICAO: AYAY) is an airstrip in Aiyura, in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. It is the main air base for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). The pilots and mechanics who work out of Aiyura Airport live in the nearby SIL town of Ukarumpa.