Papua New Guinea - Geodetic Monitoring Site
Site ID
NADZ
Station Location
Nadzab
Station Number
ST 31024
Station Address
Nadzab Aerodrome
Morobe Province
WGS-84 Station Coordinates
Latitude  
S 6°33'47".9770
Longitude  
E 146°43'39".6589
Ellipsoidal Ht  
148.86 m
SITE OWNERSHIP
Owner / Authority
PNG Office of Civil Aviation
Site Contact/s (2002)
Bill Burua, Airport Safety officer
STATION DESCRIPTION
Station marker
Centre of hemispheric bolt set in concrete within GIP, located in weather station, just north of airport office
Inscription
none
Reference marks
none
Witness marks
Azimuth marks
none
Station constructed by/date
UCSC, 1993
special instructions
Site soil / Geology
Alluvium
SITE ACCESS
Road
Site is located just north of Airport office at Nadzab
Airport, approx. 42 km by road from Lae city
SITE FACILITIES
Power
Power available at Airport Office 30m south of site
Shelter
tent required for the receiver
Accommodation
Unitech guest house, or other hotels in Lae
Security
Airport staff can arrange
Labour
Communications
Adverse conditions
SITE DIAGRAMS
Access map
NADZ and Lae area 1;250,000 topo
Site diagram
NADZ Site sketch 1997
NADZ Site sketch 2000
site photographs 2002
NADZ aerial view
Elevation mask
OCCUPATION SUMMARIES
Party leaders
93-2001, Colleen Stevens, Laura Wallace, UCSC
May 2001, Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
November 2003, Suvenia Hasiata, Unitech
Last updated: 7th June 2004
Richard Stanaway
Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University