Jacquinot Bay Airport, Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea

Jacquinot Bay Airport
JAQ
Jacquinot Bay Airport
Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea
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JAQ, 78E and flight after landing at Jackson,Calif. Always a rare day when you can get 3 Chiefs together for a flight. This was one ., photo by S B J
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JAQ, Tcraft 932 on the Westover ramp looking to the east with Butte Mt in the distance.Butte was indispensable in locating JAQ on hazy days (befor GPS)at least in my early days., photo by S B J
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JAQ, The two planes on the side of the big hangar near segmented circle(C172 on-6/5/77),were both in landing accidents.This happened often on the short runway,especially in the summer. If you learned to fly at JAQ on the short runway,you learned well., photo by S B J
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JAQ, Soon after runway realinement in 1979. Enjoyed the smell of the fresh cut wood from the (now closed) near by sawmill . Made my frist solo landing on the short runway..Longer runway helped prevent accidents like a PA24 on 5-8-74 and a C210 on 9-4-73., photo by S B J
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Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
IATA:JAQFAA:AYJB
Location Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea
Airport Type Small Airport
Longitude/Latitude
-5.652500, 151.507004
S 5° 39' 09.00" / E 151° 30' 25.21"
Elevation 136 feet (41 meters)
Scheduled Service No