Jacksons International Airport

Jacksons International Airport
IATA: POM – ICAO: AYPY – WMO: 94035 POM Location of airport in Papua New Guinea
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 Travel Air
Elevation AMSL	124 ft / 38 m
Coordinates	09°26′36″S 147°13′12″E / 9.44333°S 147.22000°E
Website	nac.com.pg
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32[1] 9,022 2,750 Asphalt 14R/32L (Closed) 6,797 2,072 Asphalt

Jacksons International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY), also known as Port Moresby Airport, is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) outside Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea. It is the largest and busiest airport in Papua New Guinea and is the main hub for Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea, as well 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 is now there, it having been built over.

Terminals

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

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal
Air Niugini	Brisbane, Cairns, Chuuk (begins 3 December 2016),[2] Denpasar/Bali,[3] Hong Kong, Honiara, Manila, Nadi, Pohnpei (begins 3 December 2016),[2] Port Vila, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita	International
Air Niugini	Alotau, Buka, Daru, Goroka, Hoskins, Kavieng, Kieta, Kiunga, Kundiawa, Lae, Lihir Island, Lorengau, Madang, Mendi, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, Rabaul, Tabubil, Tari, Vanimo, Wapenamanda, Wewak	Domestic
Philippine Airlines	Manila	International
PNG Air	Alotau, Daru, Goroka, Hoskins, Kiunga, Lae, Lihir Island, Losuia, Madang, Misima Island, Moro, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, Rabaul, Tabubil, Tufi, Wewak	Domestic
Qantas	Brisbane[4]	International
Travel Air	Alotau, Hoskins, Lae, Madang, Mount Hagen, Rabaul, Wewak	Domestic
Virgin Australia	Brisbane	International

Other facilities

Air Niugini has its head office in the Air Niugini House, on the airport property.^[5]

Accidents and incidents

• On 11 August 2009, Airlines PNG Flight 4684, flying from Jacksons International Airport, crashed into a mountain while attempting a go around at Kokoda Airport, Papua New Guinea. All 11 passengers and 2 crew died in the accident.

See also

• 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 website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

1. ex-14L/32R
2. "Air Niugini plans Micronesia service from Dec 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
3. http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=9534
4. "QANTAS GROWS TO MEET ASIA PACIFIC DEMAND" (Press release). Qantas. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
5. "Privacy Policy." Air Niugini. Retrieved on 3 February 2011. "Air Niugini House Port Moresby, National Capital District Jackson’s Airport"

• 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

• Airport information for AYPY at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.