Mount Hagen Airport

Kagamuga Airport was built in 1934. It was used by missionaries and the Australian administration for air service to Mount Hagen. It was renovated during World War II. The airport underwent a renovation starting in 2013. Constructed at a low level, the pre-existing terminal building was exposed to a water drainage problem and was regularly affected by waterlogging. The Government of PNG and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) jointly funded the airport development project. A local artefact, the Mount Hagen axe, provided inspiration for the design of the newly constructed terminal, with the exteriors shaped like the axe and decorated in traditional patterns. In 2019/2020, the Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport was used for all the flights of Air Niugini using Wapenamanda due to maintenance work on the runways at that airport, performed by the National Airports Corporation. ==Airlines and destinations==

Fokker-100 (P2-ANH) parked at Mt. Hagen's Kagamuga Airport Air Nuigini operates daily services to Port Moresby with Fokker 100. PNG Air operates daily services with ATR 72-600. ==Facilities==

Kagamuga International airport has one main terminal housing Air Niugini, Hevilift, and PNG Air. The airport facility has been rebuilt from the ground up, and reopened in November 2015. In 2019, the baggage x-ray machine was supplied by the Australian Government, Department of Home Affairs free of charge and delivered on a Royal Australian Air Force C130 aircraft from Port Moresby to Mount Hagen. ==Runways==

Kagamuga International Airport features two runways. The main runway bears the designation 12/30 and measures 2'190 m in length with 30 m in width. The second runway is designated as 08/26 and is 1'097 m long and 18 m wide. Navigational aids equipment of both runways includes precision approach path indicator (PAPI), non-directional (radio) beacon (NDB), distance measuring equipment (DME), and approach and tower (TWR) facilities. ==References==