# Pago Pago International Airport (PPG / NSTU) **Pago Pago International Airport** (IATA: PPG, ICAO: NSTU) is a large airport in Pago Pago, Western District, American Samoa. It opened on 17 Mar 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,001 ft (3,048 m). In 2025 it handled 84 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nstu ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: PPG / NSTU - FAA: PPG - Type: Large airport - Serves: Pago Pago, Western District, American Samoa - Opened: 17 Mar 1942 - Elevation: 31 ft / 10 m - Coordinates: -14.3310, -170.7100 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 10,001 ft / 3,048 m - Instrument procedures: 4 approaches - Passengers: 84,085 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-11 · Pacific/Pago_Pago - Website: https://portadministration.as.gov/airports/pago-pago-international-airport - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pago_Pago_International_Airport (19 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q939904 - Weather station: NSTU · WMO 91765 - Ident: NSTU ## Timeline - 17 Mar 1942: Pago Pago International Airport opens. - 30 Jan 1974: Pan Am Flight 806. 97 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 05/23 | 10,001 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 060° / 240° | yes | | 08/26 | 3,801 ft / 1,159 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05018AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 127,326 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 135,824 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 139,815 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 148,291 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 149,329 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 25,227 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 17,190 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 43,186 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 86,468 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 88,513 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 84,085 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 5 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [OFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nsas.md) Ofu Airport · American Samoa · 70 mi / 113 km · Samoa Airways - [FGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nsfi.md) Fagali'i Airport · Samoa · 76 mi / 123 km · Samoa Airways - [FTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nsfq.md) Fitiuta Airport · American Samoa · 86 mi / 139 km · Samoa Airways - [APW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nsfa.md) Faleolo International Airport · Samoa · 94 mi / 151 km · Talofa Airways, Samoa Airways - [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 2,611 mi / 4,202 km · Hawaiian Airlines ### Cargo (1) - [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 2,611 mi / 4,202 km · Asia Pacific Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PPG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - OL [Samoa Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/samoa-airways) · 4 - HA [Hawaiian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/hawaiian-airlines) · 1 - [Talofa Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/talofa-airways) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - P9 [Asia Pacific Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asia-pacific-airlines) · 1 Former hub of [South Pacific Island Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/south-pacific-island-airways). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 84K (2025) | #1,880 of 3,974 | #83 in Oceania | #1 in AS | | Longest runway | 10,001 ft / 3,048 m | =1,048 of 29,858 | #24 in Oceania | #1 in AS | | Elevation | 31 ft / 10 m | #40,428 of 43,403 | #1,906 in Oceania | #2 in AS | | Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =47 in Oceania | #1 in AS | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =62 in Oceania | #1 in AS | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | FALEOLO APP/DEP | 126.900 | | CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [OFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nsas.md) Ofu Airport · 70 mi / 113 km - [FGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nsfi.md) Fagali'i Airport · 77 mi / 123 km - [FTI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nsfq.md) Fitiuta Airport · 86 mi / 139 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Pago Pago International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pago_Pago_International_Airport&oldid=1362988740), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nstu/data