Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport guide

Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport sits in the Waghi Valley in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands Province, at an elevation of 1,642 metres. It is the country's second biggest airport, after Jacksons International in Port Moresby. Its ICAO code is AYMH.

The airfield dates from 1934, when missionaries and the Australian administration used it to reach the Highlands by air. It was renovated during World War II. The airport has two asphalt runways: runway 12/30 is 2,190 metres long and 30 metres wide, and runway 08/26 is 1,097 metres long and 18 metres wide.

The passenger terminal was rebuilt from 2013 under the Civil Aviation Development Investment Program, funded by the Papua New Guinea Government and the Asian Development Bank at a cost of about PGK 70 million. The old building sat low and flooded, so the new one was designed with better drainage. It opened in November 2015. Its design draws on the local Mount Hagen axe, and it has skylights and LED lighting.

In April 2026 the National Airports Corporation began a K39.4 million runway overlay, awarded to China Harbor Engineering Company in November 2025 and due to finish in December 2026. The work is meant to suit Boeing 737s and Air Niugini's new Airbus A220 aircraft. Studies are under way for a runway extension and new terminal facilities, with construction expected from 2028.