Lae: facts

At a glance

• Country: Papua New Guinea
• Region: Morobe Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 76,255
• Coordinates: 6.7233° S, 146.9961° E
• Time zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby (UTC+10:00)
• Currency: Kina (PGK)
• Distance to the capital, Port Moresby: 307 km (191 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE): 34 km (21 mi), straight line
• Tapini Airport (TPI): 182 km (113 mi), straight line
• Goroka Airport (GKA): 191 km (119 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zezaging: 27 km (17 mi)
• Zitari: 32 km (20 mi)
• Zewitzan: 49 km (30 mi)
• Zenag: 49 km (30 mi)
• Zengaren: 52 km (33 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Port Moresby, 307 km (191 mi)