POM

Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport

ICAO AYPY9.4434°S 147.2200°E45 m / 146 ftLarge airport
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Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY) is a large airport in Port Moresby, National Capital District (Port Moresby), Papua New Guinea. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,750 m (9,022 ft).

Runways & airfield

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Domestic Airport TerminalInternational Airport Terminal
14L/32R148° / 328° · LIT
LENGTH2,750 m9,022 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
14R/32L142° / 322°
LENGTH1,410 m4,625 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Routes

31 destinations · 10 countries
2,500 km5,000 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 miPNP · Girua Airport · 139 km / 86 miTFI · Tufi Airport · 234 km / 145 miLAE · Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport · 324 km / 201 miGUR · Gurney Airport · 355 km / 221 miGKA · Goroka Airport · 425 km / 264 miDAU · Daru Airport · 442 km / 275 miMAG · Madang Airport · 497 km / 309 miHGU · Mount Hagen Kagamuga Airport · 515 km / 320 miWBM · Wapenamanda Airport · 560 km / 348 miHKN · Hoskins Airport · 565 km / 351 miTIZ · Tari Airport · 618 km / 384 miUNG · Kiunga Airport · 751 km / 467 miWWK · Wewak International Airport · 760 km / 472 miRAB · Tokua Airport · 804 km / 500 miTBG · Tabubil Airport · 807 km / 501 miMAS · Momote Airport · 821 km / 510 miCNS · Cairns International Airport · 842 km / 523 miKVG · Kavieng Airport · 860 km / 534 miLNV · Londolovit Airport · 929 km / 577 miBUA · Buka Airport · 935 km / 581 miVAI · Vanimo Airport · 996 km / 619 miHIR · Honiara International Airport · 1,408 km / 875 miBNE · Brisbane International Airport · 2,089 km / 1,298 miVLI · Bauerfield International Airport · 2,456 km / 1,526 miSYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · 2,754 km / 1,711 miNAN · Nadi International Airport · 3,389 km / 2,106 miMNL · Ninoy Aquino International Airport · 3,929 km / 2,441 miAKL · Auckland International Airport · 4,131 km / 2,567 miSIN · Singapore Changi Airport · 4,935 km / 3,066 miHKG · Hong Kong International Airport · 5,064 km / 3,147 miNRT · Narita International Airport · 5,078 km / 3,155 miNRTHKGSINAKLMNLNANSYDVLIBNEHIRVAIBUALNVCNSMASTBGHKNMAGDAUGURRABWWKLAETFIKVGUNGTIZHGUGKAPNPPOM
Year-round31
PNPGirua AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air139 km86 miTFITufi AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini234 km145 miLAENadzab Tomodachi International AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air324 km201 miGURGurney AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air355 km221 miGKAGoroka AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air425 km264 miDAUDaru AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air442 km275 miMAGMadang AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini497 km309 miHGUMount Hagen Kagamuga AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air515 km320 miWBMWapenamanda AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air560 km348 miHKNHoskins AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini565 km351 miTIZTari AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini618 km384 miUNGKiunga AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air751 km467 miWWKWewak International AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini760 km472 miRABTokua AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air804 km500 miTBGTabubil AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini, PNG Air807 km501 miMASMomote AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini821 km510 miCNSCairns International AirportAustralia · Air Niugini842 km523 miKVGKavieng AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini860 km534 miLNVLondolovit AirportPapua New Guinea · PNG Air929 km577 miBUABuka AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini935 km581 miVAIVanimo AirportPapua New Guinea · Air Niugini996 km619 miHIRHoniara International AirportSolomon Islands · Solomon Airlines, Air Niugini1,408 km875 miBNEBrisbane International AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Air Niugini2,089 km1,298 miVLIBauerfield International AirportVanuatu · Air Niugini2,456 km1,526 miSYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Air Niugini2,754 km1,711 miNANNadi International AirportFiji · Air Niugini3,389 km2,106 miMNLNinoy Aquino International AirportPhilippines · Air Niugini3,929 km2,441 miAKLAuckland International AirportNew Zealand · Air Niugini4,131 km2,567 miSINSingapore Changi AirportSingapore · Air Niugini4,935 km3,066 miHKGHong Kong International AirportHong Kong SAR China · Air Niugini5,064 km3,147 miNRTNarita International AirportJapan · Air Niugini5,078 km3,155 mi
Most destinationsAir Niugini 30PNG Air 11Qantas Airways 2Solomon Airlines 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from POM. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Port Moresby International Airport” (revision of 21 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,750 m9,022 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=1,734of 29,823 · #33 Oceania · #1 PGElevation45 m146 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=35,391of 43,341 · =1,416 Oceania · #387 PGRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =62 Oceania · =1 PG
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
APPJACKSONS APP125.800
ATISATIS117.000
GNDJACKSONS GND121.700
TWRJACKSONS TWR118.100