Jacksons International Airport

Jacksons International Airport
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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 Airlines PNG
Elevation AMSL	124 ft / 38 m
Coordinates
Website	Moresby International Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 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 Airlines PNG. 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 airstrip looking west across airstrip 2013

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, Denpasar/Bali, Hong Kong, Honiara, Manila, Nadi, 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
PNG Air	Alotau, Daru, Goroka, Hoskins, Kiunga, Lae, Lihir Island, Losuia, Madang, Misima Island, Moro, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, Rabaul, Tabubil, Tufi, Wewak	Domestic
PNG Air	Jayapura	International
Philippine Airlines	Manila	International
QantasLink operated by Sunstate Airlines	Cairns	International
Virgin Australia	Brisbane	International

Other facilities

Air Niugini has its head office in the Air Niugini House, on the airport property.

Incidents and accidents

• On 11 August 2009, Airlines PNG Flight 4684, flying from Jacksons International Airport, crashed into a mountain whilst 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 websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• 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.
• Port Moresby Airport review on LateDeparture.com