Port Moresby International Airport

Port Moresby International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY), also known as Jacksons International Airport, is an international airport located eight kilometres (four nautical miles) outside Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. It is the largest and busiest airport in Papua New Guinea, with an estimated 1.4 million passengers using the airport in 2015,^[1] and is the main hub for Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea. The airport serves as the main hub for PNG Air and Travel Air. It replaced the original Port Moresby airport, in what is now the suburb of Waigani, whose airstrip remained until the 1990s but no trace of which remains, having been built over.

Port Moresby International Airport
IATA: POM ICAO: AYPY WMO: 94035
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd
Operator	PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd
Serves	Port Moresby
Location	Saraga, Port Moresby
Hub for	Air Niugini PNG Air
Elevation AMSL	124 ft / 38 m
Coordinates	09°26′36″S 147°13′12″E
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14L/32R 9,022 2,750 Asphalt 14R/32L 6,777 2,066 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passenger movements 1,400,000

Not to be confused with Jackson International Airport.

Terminals

Jacksons International Airport consists of two terminals: the Domestic Terminal, housing Air Niugini and PNG Air, and the International Terminal, servicing all other international airlines including Air Niugini's and PNG Air's international routes. The International Terminal features four aircraft parking bays, four^[all?] of which are equipped with aerobridges. The two terminals are linked by a covered walkway.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Niugini	Alotau, Brisbane, Buka, Cairns, Daru, Goroka, Hong Kong, Honiara, Hoskins, Kavieng, Kiunga, Koror,[2] Kundiawa, Lae, Lihir Island, Lorengau, Madang, Manila, Mendi, Mount Hagen, Nadi, Popondetta, Port Vila,[3] Rabaul, Singapore, Sydney, Tabubil, Tari, Tokyo–Narita,[2] Tufi,[4] Vanimo, Wapenamanda, Wewak
China Southern Airlines	Guangzhou[5]
Philippine Airlines	Manila
PNG Air	Alotau, Cairns, Daru, Goroka, Hoskins, Kiunga, Lae, Lihir Island, Losuia, Madang, Misima Island, Moro, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, Rabaul, Tabubil, Tufi, Wewak
Qantas	Brisbane, Sydney[6]
Solomon Airlines	Honiara[7]
Torres Strait Air	Charter: Horn Island

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Garuda Indonesia	Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Solomon Airlines	Honiara[7]

Other facilities

Air Niugini has its head office in the Air Niugini House, near the airport property.^[8]

See also

• Aviation portal
• New Guinea portal

• USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
• Kila Airfield (3 Mile Drome)
• Wards Airfield (5 Mile Drome)
• Berry Airfield (12 Mile Drome)
• Schwimmer Airfield (14 Mile Drome)
• Durand Airfield (17 Mile Drome)
• Rogers (Rarona) Airfield (30 Mile Drome)
• Fishermans (Daugo Island) Airfield

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

1. "PNG National Airports Cooperation"
2. "Air Niugini Intends to Resume Palau / Tokyo Service in 4Q24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
3. "Air Niugini Resumes Honiara – Port Vila Sector From August 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
4. Liu, Jim. "Air Niugini adds Port Moresby – Tufi service from late-Sep 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
5. "China Southern Plans Dec 2023 Port Moresby Launch". AeroRoutes. 20 November 2023.
6. "Qantas Resumes Sydney – Port Moresby Service From April 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
7. "Solomon Airlines adds Port Moresby flights in late October 2022".
8. "Privacy Policy." Air Niugini. Retrieved on 3 February 2011. "Air Niugini House Port Moresby, National Capital District

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
• www.pacificwrecks.com
• A-Z World Airports: Jacksons International Airport

External links

• Media related to Jacksons International Airport at Wikimedia Commons