Airport
Boang Airport (BOV)
Boang Airport serves Boang Island in the Tanga Islands and provides an essential air connection for remote communities in New Ireland Province. Plan onward travel by light aircraft or boat to nearby villages, Namatanai, Kavieng and other regional destinations.
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About Boang Airport
Boang Airport is a small remote airfield on Boang Island, the northernmost of the Tanga Islands in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. It provides a vital air connection for island communities and is served mainly by light aircraft, charters and mission flights rather than scheduled commercial services.
The airfield has a single unpaved coral-surfaced runway and a modest open-air waiting shelter. Situated roughly 55 to 70 km northeast of mainland New Ireland, it links Boang Island with regional centres such as Kavieng, Namatanai and Rabaul for medical supplies, mail and administrative travel.
There is no road connection to the airport because it is on an island, so access is by light aircraft or boat. Flights operate in daylight under visual conditions, and the surrounding Tanga Islands are reached by sea or by short village transfers.
Facilities are minimal, with no shops, restaurants or lounges, so visitors should travel self-sufficiently and confirm arrangements with local contacts before arrival. The airport remains an essential link for one of Papua New Guinea's most remote island regions.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
Boang Airport has a single small open-air passenger shelter serving the airfield's only unpaved runway. Domestic regional and charter flights share the same area, and there are no separate international or Schengen terminals.
Ground Transportation Services to and from Boang Airport
Transfers
Arrange transfers in advance by boat or local vehicle from Boang Airport to villages on Boang Island and nearby islands in the Tanga group.
Hourly Chauffeur
Book a local driver or boat operator by the hour through village contacts for flexible travel around Boang Island and nearby coastal settlements.
Car Rental
Car hire is not generally available at Boang Airport; a local vehicle can sometimes be arranged in advance through community contacts for trips around the island.
Bus & Group Transfers
Organize boat charters or coordinated village transport for groups traveling between Boang Airport, local villages, mission stations and other points in the Tanga Islands.
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