Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA DEFENCE FORCE AIR ELEMENT
Air Force 200 personnel

Forces by Role & Equipment by Type

• AIRCRAFT No combat capable. Total 12 Aircraft.
  (1 Ac sqn with)

VIP Transport 1 VIP tpt ac:
1 Beechcraft 350 Super King Air

Transport 6 Tpt ac:
2 Airtech CN-235M;
1 CASA 212 Aviocar;
3 IAI- 201 Arava;

STOL Transport & Utility 5 Stol/Tpt/Utl ac:
1 Aero Technologies of Australia N-22SB Nomad Searchmaster L;
4 Aero Technologies of Australia N-22B Nomad Searchmaster L;

• HELICOPTER 2 armed capable. Total 11 Helicopters.
  (1 Hel sqn with)

Anti-Armour Attack 2 Atk hel:
2 Mil Mi-24P Hind-F (Store or retired);

Support 4 Spt hel:
4 Mil Mi-17 Hip-H

Utility 5 Utl hel:
4 Bell 205 (UH-1H) Iroquois
1 MBB (Nur) NBo-105CB;


• FACILITIES
  Defence Air Force Headquarters: Port Moresby

Air Operations Element (PNGDF) Airfield and Airbase Organisation:
Jackson Airport in Port Moresby:
Air Transport Squadron: CASA 212/235, N-22, Beech 350, UH-1H, Mi-17, NBo-105

Note: Papua New Guinea has 21 airports with paved runways (2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: ) 54 airports with unpaved runways (1,524 to 2,437 m: 9 914 to 1,523 m: 63 under 914 m: 469) and 2 heliports.