Lae Nadzab Airport
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| Elevation AMSL | 239 ft / 73 m | ||||||||||
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Coordinates: 6°34′11.38″S 146°43′33.59″E / 6.5698278°S 146.7259972°E
Lae Nadzab Airport is a regional airport located at Nadzab 42 kilometres (26 mi) outside of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea along the Highlands Highway. It is served by both private and regional aircraft with domestic flights. The airport replaced the Lae Airfield in 1977.
Nadzab is located on the Erap River, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) North of the Markham River. The settlements of Gabmatsung/Gabmatzung and Gabsonkek are located on the East side of the airport.
In about 1910 the Gabmatsung/Gabmazung Lutheran mission station was established at Nadzab. and established an airfield for use by small planes until the outbreak of the Pacific War when it became overgrown with dense kunai grass.
In March 1942, the Japanese occupied Lae and Salamaua.
Between April 1943 and July 1943, the Allied Geographical Section of South West Pacific Area (command) conducted reconnaissance after the Japanese invasion. The Terrain Handbook states at page 18;
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