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Papua New Guinea

PG · PNG Melanesia Lower middle income
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Papua New Guinea (PNG) maps 16 seaports from the NGA World Port Index, 37 airports, and 37 UN/LOCODE transport hubs — each figure traced to a named public registry (NGA, OurAirports, UNECE).

Explore the country's ports, airports, hubs and trade zones below, each cross-linked to its sourced entity record, or open the same nation on databook for its wider reference profile.

16
Ports
37
Airports
37
Locations
12
Trade Zones
2
Airlines

Logistics Performance

Customs 2.4Infra. 2.4Shipments 2.6Competence 2.7Tracking 3.0Timeliness 3.3 World Bank LPI · 6 components (0–5)
  • Global LPI rank#79/139
  • Overall LPI score2.70/5.00
  • UNCTAD liner connectivity (LSCI)49.4 · 2024-Q1
  • Port connectivity (PLSCI)131.0 · Lae
  • Infrastructure quality2.4
  • Customs efficiency2.4

Transport Network & Freight

Rail network

the World Bank's World Development Indicators (2026-04) records no rail-network figures for Papua New Guinea.

Container throughput
204,518TEU
World Bank WDI · 2020
Air freight
7.1M ton-km
World Bank WDI · 2023
Maritime territory (EEZ)
2,402,238km²
Marine Regions
Logistics sites
56
OpenStreetMap
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Trade & Compliance

International Cargo Treaties
Total: 3
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Convention on the International Maritime Organization Party · 1976
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Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of… Party · 1994
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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the… Party · 1999
UN Treaty Collection
Trade Flow
Top export market China
Top import source Australia
Lead export good Mineral fuels & oils
Lead import good Machinery & mechanical appliances
Shares of total trade · latest 2024 · 2022
CEPII BACI
Preferential Trade
Total: 10
  • FTA United Kingdom - Pacific States
  • FTA United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Samoa
  • FTA United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands
  • FTA EU - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands
World Bank DTA
Fiscal & Tariffs
  • CurrencyPGK Kina
  • MFN applied tariff4.3% avg · 2021
ISO 4217 · World Bank WDI
Commodity Profile
  • Agriculture (62) Oil palm fruit 3.5M t · 2024
  • Minerals (8) petroleum, crude 320k t · 2023
FAOSTAT · BGS · EIA
Trade Controls

the UN Security Council Consolidated List (2026-04) records no trade-control entries for Papua New Guinea.

UN · EU
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Logistics Infrastructure

Ports

Total: 16

16 seaports in Papua New Guinea — channel and anchorage depths, berths and cargo facilities from the NGA World Port Index.

Kieta PGKIE 23.2 m Rabaul PGRAB 23.2 m Kavieng Harbor PGKVG 17.1 m Wewak Harbor PGWWK 15.5 m Oro Bay PGROR 11.0 m
Sources the SMDG Terminal Code Listthe NGA World Port Index
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Airports

Total: 37

37 airports in Papua New Guinea, identified by IATA and ICAO codes and located by city.

Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport POM 9022 ft Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport LAE 8000 ft Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport HGU 7185 ft Hoskins Airport HKN 6644 ft Momote Airport MAS 6136 ft
Source OurAirports
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Locations

Total: 37

37 UN/LOCODE transport hubs in Papua New Guinea — port, rail, road, air and border-crossing function points.

Lae PGLAE Port, Airport Port Moresby PGPOM Port, Airport Kimbe PGKIM Port Madang PGMAG Port, Airport Alotau PGGUR Port, Airport
Source UN/LOCODE
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Trade Zones

Total: 12

12 special economic and free-trade zones in Papua New Guinea, with type and operator.

Nadzab (Momase) Special Economic Zone ozm-3076 Export Processing Zone Western Province Special Economic Zone ozm-3083 Specialized Zone Sandaun Special Economic Zone ozm-3082 Specialized Zone Ihu Special Economic Zone ozm-3078 Free Trade Zone Morobe Agricultural Special Economic Zone ozm-3081 Specialized Zone
Source Open Zone Map
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IATA · ICAO

Airlines

Total: 2

2 air carriers registered in Papua New Guinea, indexed by IATA and ICAO code.

Air Niugini PX Airlines PNG CG
Source IATA / OpenFlights airline codes
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All Sources

commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL↗
TradeCEPII (BACI)CEPII (BACI)
Etalab 2.0↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO↗
InfrastructureGRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)GRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)
CC0↗
AirlinesIATA / OpenFlights airline codesIATA / OpenFlights airline codes
Factual code list↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
fiscalISO 4217ISO 4217
Factual code list↗
LocationsUN/LOCODEUN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE — free↗
InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions
CC BY 4.0↗
Trade ZonesOpen Zone MapOpen Zone Map
CC BY↗
InfrastructureOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap
ODbL 1.0↗
AirportsOurAirportsOurAirports
Public domain↗
Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List
UN/LOCODE — free, attribution↗
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Treaty Collectionthe UN Treaty Collection
UN — open↗
Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD
CC BY 3.0 IGO↗
Tradethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements databasethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements database
CC BY 4.0↗
Logistics performancethe World Bank Logistics Performance Indexthe World Bank Logistics Performance Index
CC BY 4.0↗
Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators
CC BY 4.0↗
Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)↗