Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
AITA
Station Location
Aitape
Station Number
GS 9849
Station Address
Aitape Airstrip
Aitape
West Sepik Province
NOTE; Not to be confused with Tadji Airstrip 10km East
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude
S 3°08'23".8
Longitude
E 142°20'48".5
Ellipsoidal Ht
81m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
OCA
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
NMB Brass Plaque
Inscription
GS 9849
Reference marks
none placed
Witness marks
none placed
Azimuth marks
none
Station constructed by/date
NMB, August 1998
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
SITE ACCESS
Air
Daily Airlink flights from Lae/Wewak to Tadji Airstrip, 10km east
of Aitape aistrip. Access to site by vehicle.
AIRLINK Daily flights except Sunday
ND458 Dep. Lae 08:30, Madang 09:15, Wewak 10:40, Aitape 11:35
ND459 Dep. Aitape 13:30, Wewak 14:00, Madang 15:20, Lae 17:15
O/W fare from Lae K538 inc. VAT
Freight (kg) K5.38 inc. VAT
Excess luggage (kg) K8.07 inc. VAT
O/W fare from Wewak K221 inc. VAT
Freight (kg) K2.21 inc. VAT
Excess luggage (kg) K3.32 inc. VAT
Access by vehicle from Wewak, very difficult, 8 hours and dependant
on good road conditions. Numerous washouts and damaged bridges
Rugged 4WD and good driver required
AITA Locality sketch
AITA RM survey
Accommodation
Aitape Lodge, ph. 857 2055 fax. 857 2020
Catholic mission
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
1998 and 2002 NMB
Party leader
Peter Pako, Wesley Loratung, Edwin Nidkombu
NMB 1998, 2002
Last updated: 9th September 2002
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University