Frieda River Airport
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Frieda River Airport is an airfield serving the Frieda River area in Papua New Guinea
. It is located near the border between the provinces
of West Sepik (Sandaun) and East Sepik. The area has a gold and copper mine known as the Frieda River Project
. The airfield is located 428 NM northwest of Port Moresby
, the capital
and largest city of Papua New Guinea.
of 200 feet (61 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 03/21 which is 640 metres (2,100 ft) long.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. It is located near the border between the provinces
Provinces of Papua New Guinea
The provinces of Papua New Guinea are the primary administrative divisions of the country. Provincial governments are branches of the national government– Papua New Guinea is not a federation of provinces...
of West Sepik (Sandaun) and East Sepik. The area has a gold and copper mine known as the Frieda River Project
Frieda River Project
The Frieda River Project is a large open cast mine - and associated infrastructure - planned by Xstrata in Papua New Guinea. The deposit is a large copper-gold porphyry deposit.The project includes a hydroelectric scheme to provide electricity....
. The airfield is located 428 NM northwest of Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...
, the capital
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and largest city of Papua New Guinea.
Facilities
The airfield resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 200 feet (61 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 03/21 which is 640 metres (2,100 ft) long.