Tabubil Airport


Tabubil Airport is an international airport in Tabubil, Papua New Guinea. Asia Pacific Airlines operates out of Tabubil as its hub.

Airlines and destinations

Aircraft safety

Tabubil has a history of poor aircraft safety, and many fatal crashes have occurred in the nearby mountains. Additionally, due to weather conditions, many aircraft have had to be diverted to Kiunga and passengers transported by road or helicopter for the remainder of the journey. Some of the most publicised crashes are as follows:
20 November 1969
12 July 1983
9 June 1993
22 November 1994
grieve over coffins of the dead in the December 1994 crash.
17 December 1994
1 July 1995
22 February 2005
19 November 2007