Looking for info on Kairik airstrip, PNG
Hi all
I have a few questions about Kairik. I've lost my AIP, and am looking for confirmation of the strip elevation, orientation, length and slope. I flew an MBA Twotter in and out of there during my Mendi basing in 1994-1995. I'd also appreciate hearing from anyone who remembers the aircraft types that got in and out of there during those happy days. Talair Bandits? Did ANG's Dash 7s ever go there? What about RAAF or Southern Air Transport C-130s? Anyone ever see them there? Or the MBA-leased Citation?
Finally, did PNGCAD give operators a dispensation to operate into this hot-n-high strip that was well outside the P-charts, or did they just turn a blind eye and let us get on with it; putting the importance of the service into the Kairik/Porgera valley above the technical legality of such ops?
Thanks for your help - it's appreciated. Lukim.