Hoskins
in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-5.482 and 150.392 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -5° 28' 53" and E 150° 23' 32"
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: 01:05 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
UTC/GMT offset: 10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:58 am and 5:56 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-3.840 and -32.411 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fernando de Noronha (Distrito Estadual)
References
This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Delve into Hoskins

Hoskins in West New Britain Province is a city located in Papua New Guinea about 351 mi (or 565 km) north-east of Port Moresby, the country's capital town.

Current time in Hoskins is now 01:05 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Port Moresby with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Hoskins. The closest airport in Papua New Guinea is Kimbe Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kimbe, Kokopo, Kavieng, Lae and Popondetta. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Evening Temperature 29°C / 85 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1010 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 65% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

31°C (88 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

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Nudibranchs of Papua New Guinea

Published: January 30, 2010
Length: 44:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AquaExposureChrisGug

Over 30 different species of nudibranchs and flatworms from Papua New Guinea. Footage and photos are from north of West New Britain, in Kimbe Bay, Witu Island, and Fathers Reef, where I lived...


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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.

Hoskins Airport

Hoskins Airport is an airport in Hoskins in Papua New Guinea. Mount Pago is 16 km from the airport.

Located at -5.46217, 150.405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Papua New Guinea, West New Britain Province

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hoskins, HKN