Jacksons International Airport

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Jacksons International Airport
IATA: POM - ICAO: AYPY
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Papua New Guinea Office Of Civil Aviation
Serves Port Moresby
Elevation AMSL 124 ft (38 m)
Coordinates 09°26′36″S, 147°13′12″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14L/32R 9,022 2,750 Asphalt
14R/32L 6,797 2,072 Asphalt

Jacksons International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY), also known as Port Moresby Airport, it 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 base for Air Niugini, the national airline of Papua New Guinea.

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[edit] Services

Air Niugini has an extensive domestic network throughout Papua New Guinea, using Bombadier Dash 8 turbo-prop aircraft (36 and 50 seat capacity) as well as the Fokker 100 jet aircraft (97 seat capacity). It also uses the Fokker 100 on some international services to Cairns in Australia as well as to Honiara in Solomon Islands and Nadi in Fiji. A Boeing 767-300 leased from Viva Macau Airlines, operates the airlines other international destinations including Singapore, Manila, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Brisbane.

Cathay Pacific also used to operate flights to Auckland, New Zealand via Port Moresby, but these were terminated, as were Continental Micronesia's jet services from Guam.

Air Niugini plans to acquire a Boeing 767-300ER from Royal Brunei Airlines before the end of 2007.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

  • Airlines PNG (Brisbane, Cairns, Daru, Fani, Gurney, Ikotama, Kerema, Kokoda, Lae, Losula, Moro, Misima Island, Onango, Papandetta, Tapini, Tufi, Wanigela, Woitape)
  • Air Niugini (Alotau, Brisbane, Buka, Cairns, Goroka, Honiara, Hong Kong, Hoskins, Kavieng, Lae, Lihir Island, Madang, Manila, Manus Island, Mendi, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, Rabaul, Singapore, Sydney, Tari, Tokyo-Narita, Vanimo, Wewak)
  • Islands Nationair
  • Regional Air has a base at the airport.

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