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Papua New Guinea is an independent nation in the south-western Pacific Ocean, located north of Australia and east of Indonesia. Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, called the mainland, and several hundred smaller islands. The western part of New Guinea forms the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya. Since the country's independence from Australia in 1975, town and city life has expanded as villagers have migrated to urban areas in search of employment. Port Moresby, located on the mainland's south-eastern coast, is Papua New Guinea's capital and largest city.

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Airline Operating Dates IATA/ICAO Tree Status Update Reason

Adastra Airways

* - *     Status?  

Aerial Tours

1965* - 1966*   >Douglas Airways Renamed  

Air Manubada

* - *     Status?  

Air Niugini

1973 - 2010> PX : ANG   Active  

Airlines of Papua New Guinea (Airlines PNG)

2001 - 2010> CG : TOK Airlines of Papua New Guinea Active  

Airlink

1990 - 2007* ND : ---   Defunct  

Ansett PNG (Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea)

1969* - 1973*   Ansett PNG Status?  

Ansett-MAL

1960 - 1967*   >Ansett PNG Renamed  

Asia Pacific Airlines

2000 - 2010>   Asia Pacific Airlines (PNG) Active  

Bougair (Bougainville Air Services)

1967* - 1979* JX : ---   Status?  

Carsair Air Service

1955* - 1958*     Defunct  

Chee Air

1978* - 1979*     Status?  

Cloudlands Aviation

1983* - 1983*     Status?  

Co-Air (Co-ordinated Air Services)

1976 - 1979*     Status?  

Crowley Airways

1963* - 1976*     Status?  

Douglas Airways

1978* - 1989* DZ : --- Douglas Airways Defunct  

Fubilan Air Transport

1996 - 2000   >Asia Pacific Airlines (PNG) Renamed  

Gibbes Sepik Airways

1953* - 1953*     Status?  

Goilala Air Services

1953* - 1955*     Status?  

Goroka Air Services

1996* - 2005*     Status?  

Guinea Air Traders

* - *     Defunct  

Heron Air

1977* - 1977*   >Provincial Air Services Renamed  

Hevi Lift

1998* - 2005* IU : ---   Status?  

Independent Air Transport

1977* - 1977*   >Provincial Air Services Renamed  

Island Airways

2002* - 2006*     Status?  

Islands Nationair (Islands Aviation)

1984 - 2006* IS : ---   Status?  

Kiunga Aviation (Air Services)

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Madang Air Services

1959* - 1960   >Ansett PNG Renamed  

Mandated Airlines

1936* - 1960   >Ansett PNG Renamed  

MBA

1997 - 2001   >Airlines of Papua New Guinea Renamed  

Milne Bay Air

1987 - 1997   >Airlines of Papua New Guinea Renamed  

Moresby Aviation

* - *     Status?  

Morobe Airways

* - *     Status?  

North Coast Aviation

2004* - 2006*     Status?  

Panga Airways

1976* - 1977     Defunct  

Papuan Air Transport

1952* - 1963*   >Papuan Airlines Renamed  

Papuan Airlines

1962* - 1967*   Papuan Airlines Status?  

Papuan Airways

* - *   >Unknown Renamed  

Provincial Air Services

1978* - 1979*   Provincial Air Services Status?  

Regional Air

2002* - 2010> QT : RAW   Active  

Sandaun Air Services

* - *     Status?  

Sepik Air Charters

* - *     Status?  

Southwest Air

1999* - 2003*     Status?  

STOL Commuters

1970* - 1971*     Defunct  

TAA Airlines of New Guinea

* ~ *     Unproven  

Talair

1978* - 1991* GV : --- Talair Defunct  

Territory Airlines

1952* - 1977*   >Talair Renamed  

Tourist Airlines of Niugini

* ~ *     Unproven  

Trans Niugini Airline*

* - *     Status?  

Wewak Air Transport

* - *     Status?  

Wirui Air Services

1968* - 1974*     Status?  

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