Kavieng
in Kavieng of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-2.578 and 150.807 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -2° 34' 40" and E 150° 48' 26"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kina - PGK
Spoken languages:
English, Hiri Motu
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:12 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:53 am and 5:55 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-3.840 and -32.411 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual)
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Papua New Guinea in Melanesia

Safety Score: 3,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Papua New Guinea.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Papua New Guinea. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Discover Kavieng

Kavieng in Kavieng (New Ireland Province) with it's 14,490 citizens is a city in Papua New Guinea about 536 mi (or 862 km) north-east of Port Moresby, the country's capital city.

Local time in Kavieng is now 08:12 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 5 airports in the vicinity of Kavieng. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Kavieng Airport in a distance of 0 mi (or 0 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kokopo, Kimbe, Lorengau, Buka and Kapingamarangi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 85 °F

Morning Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 85 °F
Night Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Chance of rainfall 17%
Air Humidity 74%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 86% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 26th of April 2024

29°C (85 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

29°C (85 °F)
28°C (83 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

30°C (85 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Jase's Adventures #9: Tankhunting in Kavieng

Published: November 11, 2008
Length: 24:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jazzyjay76

A journey to find war relics, bunkers and tanks in the tropical paradise of New Ireland, South Pacific.


Kavieng PNG with Diving HQ

Published: July 15, 2011
Length: 40:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ian Parsons

Diving HQ Club Trip to Kavieng PNG. Great wrecks, current diving and good mates!


Rubio Plantation Retreat - Central New Ireland surf

Published: September 10, 2013
Length: 15:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Rubio Plantation Retreat

A short video of the surf at the Rubio Plantation Retreat Please Visit our website below http://www.newirelandsurf.com/newirelandsurf/Welcome.html.


Dolphins at Lissenung Island

Published: July 02, 2013
Length: 47:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: avatarzedone

Dolphins while going to a dive site just off Lissenung Island. We were quite surprised by the numbers when watching the video after filming, we thought there were around 5 or 6. Filmed on...


Megapode bird, Kavieng, PNG

Published: June 03, 2011
Length: 45:52 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: bearingbeater

This bird lays its eggs in the warm sands and rotting vegetation, then leaves them to hatch by themselves. Fairly common in the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.


Dunung Is river raft trip

Published: February 23, 2019
Length: 20:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Craig Wilson

A bunch of us travelled from Dunung (aka Tunung) island to a nearby river across the bar and hiked up to a local village. We then took a leisurely bamboo raft ...


My Trip To Kavieng 2019

Published: July 06, 2019
Length: 48:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Walter Karake

My Trip back to my Bilas Peles Kavieng after 16yrs along with my Sister Shantel. For the first time also we got to meet our half siblings .The KARAKE'S.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Kavieng Airport

Kavieng Airport is located in Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea and is located approximately 1 km away from the town centre. The airport was first built by the Japanese as a military airbase in 1942. After the end of the war, it was converted to civilian use, and now possesses a modern, though small terminal facility. It is officially an international airport, but is yet to be used for regular commercial international flights.

Located at -2.57917, 150.808 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province

Kavieng District

Kavieng District is the northernmost district of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea. The district contains the northern part of the island of New Ireland, as well as New Hannover, and the St. Matthias Group. The district headquarters is Kavieng and the district has four LLG areas, Kavieng Urban LLG, Lavongai Rural LLG, Tikana Rural LLG and Murat Rural LLG.

Located at -2.5718, 150.805 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kawieng, Kavieng, Kaewieng, Käwieng, کاوینگ, KVG, カビエン, Кавиенг, Кавіенг, 卡維恩