used to be one navigational aid, the Buka NDB/DME situated on nearby SohanoIsland. However this has been removed since Dec 2019. The origins of the airfield
Agriculture] built pig-breeding centres at Lae, Madang, Wewak, Aitape, Manus, Sohano and Buin; and day-old chickens were flown in from Australia, reared, and