Jacksons International Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd | ||||||||||||||
Operator | PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Port Moresby | ||||||||||||||
Location | Saraga, Port Moresby | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 124 ft / 38 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 09°26′36″S 147°13′12″E / 9.44333°S 147.22000°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | nac.com.pg | ||||||||||||||
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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 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
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Niugini | Alotau, Brisbane, Buka, Cairns, Chuuk, Daru, Denpasar, Goroka, Hoskins, Hong Kong, Honiara, Kavieng, Kieta, Kiunga, Kundiawa, Lae, Lihir Island, Lorengau, Madang, Manila, Mendi, Mount Hagen, Nadi, Pohnpei, Popondetta, Port Vila, Rabaul, Singapore, Sydney, Tabubil, Tari, Tokyo–Narita, Townsville, 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 |
Travel Air | Alotau, Hoskins, Lae, Madang, Mount Hagen, Rabaul, Wewak |
Virgin Australia | Brisbane |
Other facilities
Air Niugini has its head office in the Air Niugini House, on the airport property.[2]
Accidents and incidents
- On 11 August 2009, Airlines PNG Flight 4684, flying from Jacksons International Airport, crashed into a mountain while 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 the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- ↑ ex-14L/32R
- ↑ "Privacy Policy." Air Niugini. Retrieved on 3 February 2011. "Air Niugini House Port Moresby, National Capital District Jackson’s Airport"
- 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
Media related to Jacksons International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Airport information for AYPY at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.