Hawabango Airport is a small rural airstrip located in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea, serving the remote community of Hawabango. It operates under ICAO code AYHU and IATA code HWA, facilitating essential air access to an area largely unreachable by road. The airport is typical of Papua New Guinea's many bush airstrips, providing a vital lifeline for cargo, medical evacuations, and passenger transport to isolated communities. Air services at such facilities are generally operated by small regional carriers using light aircraft. Ground infrastructure is minimal, as is the case with most remote airstrips in Papua New Guinea. The airport plays a critical humanitarian and logistical role for surrounding villages that depend on air transport for supplies and connectivity.