Buka Airport

Summary

Buka Airport is an airport^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Buka Airport is located in Autonomous Region of Bougainville^[3].
• Buka Airport is located in Buka Island^[4].
• Buka Airport is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[5].
• Buka Airport's instance of is recorded as airport^[6].
• Buka Airport's instance of is recorded as air base^[7].
• Buka Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome^[8].
• Buka Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as BUA^[9].
• Buka Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as AYBK^[10].
• Buka Airport's Commons category is recorded as Buka Airport (Papua New Guinea)^[11].
• Buka Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific/Port_Moresby^[12].
• Buka Airport's runway is recorded as 04/22^[13].
• Buka Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -5.4222222222222, 'lon': 154.6725}^[14].
• Buka Airport's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p_2sl^[15].
• Buka Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Buka Island^[16].
• Buka Airport's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7668075^[17].
• Buka Airport's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[18].
• Buka Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': -5.42232, 'lon': 154.673}^[19].
• Buka Airport's OpenStreetMap way ID is recorded as 793235320^[20].

Body

Geography

Buka Airport is in the country of Papua New Guinea^[5]. Located in include Autonomous Region of Bougainville^[3], an administrative territorial entity of Papua New Guinea^[21], in Papua New Guinea^[22], founded in 2004^[23] and Buka Island^[4], an island^[24], in Papua New Guinea^[25].

Physical Characteristics

Buka Airport's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport^[6], air base^[7], and commercial traffic aerodrome^[8].

Why It Matters

Buka Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]