Momote Airport guide

Momote Airport (ICAO: AYMO) is the main airport for Manus Province in Papua New Guinea. It sits on Los Negros Island in the Admiralty Islands and serves the provincial capital, Lorengau, on neighbouring Manus Island. It is also known as Manus Island Airport.

The Japanese built the field during the Second World War as Hayne Airfield. US forces took it on 2 March 1944, and it became operational on 18 May 1944. Seabees extended the runway, and US Navy and Allied air units flew from it. A memorial to the 1st Cavalry Division stands near the north end of the airfield.

The airport has one chip-seal runway, 16/34, measuring 1,870 metres by 45 metres. Air Niugini is the only scheduled carrier, with flights to Port Moresby, Lae, Madang and Kavieng. Frequencies are low on some routes, so check the current timetable with Air Niugini before booking onward travel.