Lae Airfield

For the civil airport in Lae, Papua New Guinea, see Lae Nadzab Airport.

Lae Airfield
Part of Fifth Air Force
Located in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Lae Airfield is located in Papua New Guinea
Lae Airfield
Lae Airfield
Coordinates06°43′59″S 146°59′45″E / 6.73306°S 146.99583°E / -6.73306; 146.99583[1]
TypeCivilian/Military Airfield
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1930s (prewar airport)
In use1942–1945
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: LAE (historical), ICAO: AYLA[1]
B-17s of the 19th Bombardment Group attacking Japanese-held Lae Airfield, New Guinea on 26–27 June 1942. Boeing B-17E Fortress 41-2633 (Sally) in Foreground. This aircraft was damaged by a storm in April 1945. Afterwards it was flown to Brisbane, Australia for scrapping in May 1945

Lae Airfield is a former World War II airfield and later, civilian airport located at Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The airport was closed in the 1980s, in favour of Lae Nadzab Airport, which was able to accommodate larger jet aircraft. The airport was also known as Lae Drome or Lae Aerodrome.

  1. ^ a b Lae Airfield (AYLA) at Great Circle Mapper