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  "@type": "Airport",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "addressCountry": "Papua New Guinea",
    "addressLocality": "Samarai Island"
  },
  "airlines": [
    "Local carriers"
  ],
  "amenityFeature": [
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Domestic to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "35 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Domestic to International Connection Time",
      "value": "65 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "International to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "65 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "International to International Connection Time",
      "value": "80 minutes"
    },
    {
      "@type": "LocationFeatureSpecification",
      "name": "Interline Connection Time",
      "value": "0 minutes"
    }
  ],
  "city": "Samarai Island",
  "code": "SQT",
  "connection_tips": "SQT is a remote Milne Bay airstrip, so your pickup, supplies, and local contact need to be settled before departure. For a same-day backup, a pre-arranged pickup or host contact is the useful backup, because the airport is really the handoff into Samarai Island rather than a place to wait around. The meaningful alternates are Gurney Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by Local carriers, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. That makes weather and daylight the real constraints, with the village or resort side of the trip doing most of the work.\n\nYou should not expect road transport or meaningful passenger facilities on arrival. In practical terms, a pre-arranged pickup or host contact is the useful backup, because the airport is really the handoff into Samarai Island rather than a place to wait around. The meaningful alternates are Gurney Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by Local carriers, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. That makes weather and daylight the real constraints, with the village or resort side of the trip doing most of the work.\n\nTreat it as a remote access point where the surrounding logistics are the trip. If the plan changes, a pre-arranged pickup or host contact is the useful backup, because the airport is really the handoff into Samarai Island rather than a place to wait around. The meaningful alternates are Gurney Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by Local carriers, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. That makes weather and daylight the real constraints, with the village or resort side of the trip doing most of the work.",
  "country": "Papua New Guinea",
  "flag_url": "https://flagcdn.com/w320/pg.png",
  "flight_search_affiliate_link": "https://book.beatthatflight.com.au/?currency=PGK",
  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "SQT is remote enough that you should arrive with the supplies you need for the next stage.",
    "Pack lightly, because small-aircraft weight limits matter on remote PNG sectors.",
    "Reconfirm your return timing locally, because island weather can alter remote flight plans quickly.",
    "Have a local contact ready to meet you, because there is no real terminal communications setup.",
    "This is a lifeline PNG strip, so a confirmed ground handoff matters more than the flight itself."
  ],
  "global_map_link": "https://www.google.com/maps?q=China+Strait+Airstrip",
  "google_maps_reviews": {
    "rating": 0.0,
    "recent_reviews": [],
    "total_reviews": 0
  },
  "hotel_affiliate_link": "https://book.beatthatflight.com.au/?currency=PGK",
  "iataCode": "SQT",
  "icao": "AYCS",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "June 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-30",
  "latitude": -10.5627777778,
  "layover_planner_info": "Plan ground transport ahead of time.",
  "longitude": 150.690694444,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 35,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 65,
  "mct_interline": 0,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 65,
  "mct_international_to_international": 80,
  "missed_connection_help": "Contact the operating airline for assistance.",
  "name": "China Strait Airstrip",
  "region": "Oceania",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "GUR",
      "name": "Gurney Airport"
    }
  ],
  "supports_interline": false,
  "terminal_info": "China Strait Airstrip is a very remote Papua New Guinea airstrip associated with Samarai Island and the Milne Bay area. It should be treated as basic local access infrastructure rather than a passenger airport in the usual sense.\n\nTravel here depends on village coordination, boat links, weather, and practical self-sufficiency. Terminal expectations should be close to zero. The strip only makes sense when the boat link or village pickup is already confirmed, because there is no cushion for improvisation.\n\nThe airstrip is useful only when the local arrangements around it are already in place. That is the point where this tiny strip becomes useful rather than merely remote.\n\nChina Strait is a strip where village coordination, boat links, and weather matter more than terminal facilities, so it only works when the local access plan is already locked in.",
  "terminal_map_url": "https://www.worlddata.info/oceania/papua-new-guinea/airports.php"
}