Papua New Guinea

PERSONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

PASSPORT: Required

VISA: Required. (In certain cases a bona fide tourist may be eligible for the issuance of a 30 day visa on arrival in Port Moresby.)

HEALTH & IMMUNIZATION: Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificates are required for all travelers arriving from infected areas. The U.S. Public Health Service reports that malaria, including chloroquine resistant P. Falciparum, exists throughout the country.

OTHER: None

EMBASSY INFORMATION

PAPUA NEW GUINEAS' EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES

ADDRESS: Embassy of Papua New Guinea, 1615 New Hamphire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009

TELEPHONE: (202) 745-3680

UNITED STATES' EMBASSY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1492, Armit Street, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

TELEPHONE: 21-1455

TELEX: NE 22189

PUBLIC HOURS: 8:00 AM to NOON and 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM

AIRCRAFT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1. Private and nonscheduled commercial flights overflying or landing for noncommercial purposes need not obtain prior approval; however, a flight plan must be on file with ATC prior to arrival to provide advance notification.

2. Nonscheduled commercial flights landing for commercial purposes must obtain prior approval from the Director, Office of Civil Aviation (OAC) P.O. Box 87, Konedoba, N.C.D. Papua New Guinea (TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: PORT MORESBY AVSUP/TELEX: NE 22156/AFTN: AYPYYA) at least 28 working days prior to departure.

3. Requests for approval must include:

a. Name and address of operator;

b. Type of aircraft and registration marks, aircraft weight and tire pressures;

c. Dates and times of arrivals and departures from all airports in Papua New Guinea;

d. Place(s) of embarkation/disembarkation of passengers/cargo;

e. Purpose of flight, number of passengers, nature and weight of cargo;

f. Name, address and business of charterer, if any; and

g. Charter price.

CORPORATE AIRCRAFT CONSTRAINTS

None reported

SPECIAL NOTICES

Flight clearance approval number must be obtained from OCA before flight enters PAPUA NEW GUINEA airspace.

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SOURCE

AIP "Papua New Guinea"

INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICE

PORT MORESBY-AYPYYNYX

AERODROMES OF ENTRY

DOD En route Supplement/Chart: PACIFIC-AUSTRALASIA-ANTARCTICA L14