Moma Airport

The airport was closed due to replacement and obsolescence. A new, far superior airport was constructed approximately 15 km to the southwest by the mining company Kenmare Resources. This new facility features a modern, paved runway and infrastructure capable of handling larger aircraft required for the mine's logistical operations (transporting personnel and cargo), rendering the old, unpaved airstrip redundant.

The airport is completely abandoned and defunct. Satellite imagery of the coordinates confirms the faint outline of a former runway that is now heavily overgrown with grass and shrubs. It is unmaintained and unusable for any aviation purposes. There are no remaining buildings, hangars, or other airport infrastructure visible at the site. The land is unused and is being reclaimed by the surrounding natural vegetation.

This site was the original, rudimentary airstrip for the town of Moma. It consisted of a single unpaved, grass/dirt runway. Its operations were limited to light aircraft, likely serving general aviation, government administrative flights, and potentially initial survey and exploration activities for the mineral deposits in the region. Its historical importance lies in being the primary air link to this remote coastal area before the large-scale industrial development of the Moma mine, which fundamentally transformed the local infrastructure.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. The new Moma Airport (FQMA) fully serves the current and foreseeable aviation needs of the Moma district and its primary economic driver, the mine. Reinvesting in the old, poorly located, and less capable airstrip would be economically illogical and unnecessary.