General view of Lae from the air showing aerodrome and fleet of aeroplanes (8) operated by Guinea Airways Ltd. Lae is one of the the busiest and most important aerodromes in Australasia, and with the drome at Salamaua, ranks as an easy first for the amount of freight lifted monthly and annually to the goldfields. Three big triple engined Junkers with a lifting capacity of 3 1/2 tons (each) may be see at rest near the workshops.