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Port Moresby International Airport
BERJAYA
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPNG National Airports Corporation Ltd
OperatorPNG National Airports Corporation Ltd
ServesPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
LocationSaraga, Port Moresby
Hub for
Elevation AMSL124 ft (38 m)
Coordinates09°26′36″S 147°13′12″E / 9.44333°S 147.22000°E / -9.44333; 147.22000
Map
POM/AYPY is located in Papua New Guinea
POM/AYPY
POM/AYPY
Location within Papua New Guinea
POM/AYPY is located in Oceania
POM/AYPY
POM/AYPY
Location within Oceania
POM/AYPY is located in Southeast Asia
POM/AYPY
POM/AYPY
Location within Southeast Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14L/32R 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
14R/32L 1,300 4,265 Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Passenger movements1,600,000

Port Moresby International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY), also known as Jacksons International Airport, is an international airport located 8 kilometres (5 miles) outside of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. It is the largest and busiest airport in Papua New Guinea, with an estimated 1.6 million passengers using the airport in 2025,[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. 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 remains, having been built over.

History

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Port Moresby International Airport originated as the 7 Mile Drome within the Port Moresby Airfield Complex. The strip was renamed Jackson Airfield in honour of Australian fighter ace John Francis Jackson, who was killed in action in 1942 during the New Guinea campaign.[2]

Terminals

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Jacksons International Airport consists of two terminals: the Domestic Terminal, housing Air Niugini and PNG Air, and the International Terminal, servicing all other international airlines including Air Niugini's and PNG Air's international routes. The International Terminal features four aircraft parking bays, four[all?] of which are equipped with aerobridges. The two terminals are linked by a covered walkway.[citation needed]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Niugini Alotau,[3] Auckland (resumes 11 June 2026),[citation needed] Brisbane,[3] Buka,[3] Cairns,[3] Daru,[3] Goroka,[3] Hong Kong,[3] Honiara,[3] Hoskins,[3] Kavieng,[3] Kiunga,[3] Lae,[3] Lorengau,[3] Madang,[3] Manila,[3] Mount Hagen,[3] Nadi,[3] Popondetta,[3] Port Vila,[3] Rabaul,[3] Singapore,[3] Sydney,[3] Tabubil,[3] Tari,[3] Tokyo–Narita (resumes 18 July 2026),[4] Tufi,[citation needed] Vanimo,[3] Wapenamanda,[3] Wewak[3]
China Southern Airlines Guangzhou[citation needed]
Philippine Airlines Manila[citation needed]
PNG Air Alotau,[3] Daru,[3] Goroka,[3] Kiunga,[3] Lae,[3] Lihir Island,[3] Mount Hagen,[3] Popondetta,[3] Rabaul,[3] Tabubil,[3] Wapenamanda[3]
Qantas Sydney[5]
Solomon Airlines Honiara[6]

Cargo

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AirlinesDestinations
Solomon Airlines Honiara[7]

Other facilities

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Air Niugini has its head office in the Air Niugini House, near the airport property.[8]

See also

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ↑ ""PNG National Airports Cooperation"". Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Wilson, David (1996). "John Francis Jackson (1908–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 "Pt. Moresby, Papua New Guinea POM". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1046–1047. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  4. ↑ "ニューギニア航空、成田〜ポートモレスビー線を7月18日再開!約6年ぶり復活". Flyteam. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Qantas to restart Sydney-Port Moresby flights". executivetraveller. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Solomon Airlines launches direct Honiara–Port Moresby route". Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Solomon Airlines adds Port Moresby flights in late October 2022".
  8. ↑ "Privacy Policy." Air Niugini. Retrieved on 3 February 2011. "Air Niugini House Port Moresby, National Capital District
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