# Goroka Airport (GKA)

> Goroka, PG · IATA: GKA · ICAO: AYGA · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `GKA` |
| ICAO | `AYGA` |
| City | Goroka |
| Country | PG |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1610 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | -6.08169, 145.39200 |

## Description

PNG Air and Air Niugini between them define Goroka Airport (IATA: GKA, ICAO: AYGA), the Eastern Highlands field in Papua New Guinea at roughly 1,610 metres that now sees three Air Niugini services a day to Port Moresby. PNG Air adds Lae and Mount Hagen and also sells ground handling and cargo services to other PNG operators, making it the practical handling contact on the field. There is no dedicated freight terminal and no freighter rotation: cargo rides in the bellies of scheduled aircraft or in light STOL types off the 1,646-metre asphalt runway. Coffee is the reason freight moves here at all — a Niugini Aviation P-750 XSTOL was carrying 18 bags of it when a burst tyre briefly closed the runway on 5 August 2026. Export volumes nonetheless travel mainly by truck, some 290 km down the Highlands Highway to the port and Nadzab airport at Lae (LAE), with Madang about 110 km away as the nearest coastal outlet. Customs is not handled on site; import and export clearance takes place at Port Moresby (POM) or Lae. NiuSky Pacific broke ground in 2026 on a 28-metre permanent control tower with new CNS/ATM systems, replacing the temporary facility.

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