Lakunai Airfield (Former Rabaul Airport)
Papua New Guinea /
East New Britain /
Rabaul /
World
/ Papua New Guinea
/ East New Britain
/ Rabaul
World / Papua New Guinea / East New Britain
airport, abandoned / shut down
Lakunai Airfield, later known as Rabaul Airport; was an aerodrome located near Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It was located at the foot of Tavurvur volcano, near Matupit Island. The airport was destroyed by the 1994 eruption that destroyed the town of Rabaul and subsequently a new airport was built and opened at Tokua, on the opposite side of the Rabaul caldera. The former airport was located at 04°13′S 152°11′E
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakunai_Airfield
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 4°13'27"S 152°11'7"E
- Hoskins Airport, West New Britain Province, PNG 241 km
- Emirau Airfield (WW2) 380 km
- alllied airstrip during WW2 421 km
- Former Airfield Cape Gloucester No. 1 440 km
- Kieta Airstrip 455 km
- Salamaua Airfield (Site) 653 km
- Lae (Nadzab) Airport (IATA: LAE - ICAO: AYNZ) 660 km
- Doboduru Airfield 662 km
- Tsili Tsili Airfield (Site) 710 km
- Port Moresby International Airport (Jacksons Airport) 799 km
- Simpson Bay 2.3 km
- Blue Lagoon (Karavia Bay) 7.7 km
- Blanche Bay 17 km
- Toma 17 km
- Tokua 22 km
- Ataliklikun Bay 28 km
- Duke of York Island, Papua New Guinea 31 km
- Mt. Sanawit 60 km
- Wide Bay 99 km
- East New Britain Province 119 km