Jacksons International Airport

Jacksons International Airport
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
Elevation AMSL 124 ft / 38 m
Coordinates 09°26′36″S 147°13′12″E / 9.44333°S 147.22000°E / -9.44333; 147.22000
Website nac.com.pg
Map
Jacksons International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,022 2,750 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passenger movements 1,400,000

Jacksons International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY), also known as Port Moresby Airport, is located 8 kilometres (5 miles) outside Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea. It is the largest and busiest airport in Papua New Guinea, with an estimate of 1.4 million passengers using the airport by 2015 [1], 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 PNG Air, and the International Terminal, servicing all other airlines plus Air Niugini's and PNG Air'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

AirlinesDestinations
Air Niugini Alotau, Brisbane, Buka, Cairns, Chuuk, Daru, Goroka, Hoskins, Hong Kong, Honiara, Kavieng, Kiunga, Kundiawa, Lae, Lihir Island, Lorengau, Madang, Manila, Mendi, Mount Hagen, Nadi, Pohnpei, Popondetta, Port Vila, Rabaul, Shanghai–Pudong (begins 23 October 2018),[2] Singapore, Sydney, Tabubil, Tari, Tokyo–Narita, Vanimo, Wapenamanda, Wewak
Philippine Airlines Manila
PNG Air Alotau, Daru, Goroka, Hoskins, Kiunga, Lae, Lihir Island, Losuia, Madang, Misima Island, Moro, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, Rabaul, Tabubil, Tufi, Wewak
Qantas Brisbane
Virgin Australia Brisbane

Other facilities

Air Niugini has its head office in the Air Niugini House, near the airport property.[3]

In the episode of Think Tank aired on 1 August 2018, Justin was asked about the IATA code of this airport on the first question of Head to Head. He answered the question correctly.

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. ↑ "PNG National Airports Cooperation"
  2. ↑ "Air Niugini adds Shanghai service from Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "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

Media related to Jacksons International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.