Port Moresby International Airport

Port Moresby International Airport
Port Moresby International Airport
	IATA: POM; ICAO: AYPY; WMO: 94035;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd
Operator	PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd
Serves	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Location	Saraga, Port Moresby
Hub for	Air Niugini; PNG Air;
Elevation AMSL	124 ft (38 m)
Coordinates	09°26′36″S 147°13′12″E / 9.44333°S 147.22000°E
Map
	POM/AYPY Location within Papua New Guinea POM/AYPY Location within Oceania POM/AYPY Location within Southeast Asia
Runways
Statistics (2025)
Passenger movements
Passenger movements	1,600,000

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, 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

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.

Terminals

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

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Niugini	Alotau, Auckland (resumes 17 November 2026), Brisbane, Buka, Cairns, Daru, Goroka, Hong Kong, Honiara, Hoskins, Kavieng, Kiunga, Lae, Lorengau, Madang, Manila, Mount Hagen, Nadi, Popondetta, Port Vila, Rabaul, Singapore, Sydney, Tabubil, Tari, Tokyo–Narita, Tufi,^{[citation needed]} Vanimo, Wapenamanda, Wewak
China Southern Airlines	Guangzhou
Philippine Airlines	Manila^{[citation needed]}
PNG Air	Alotau, Daru, Goroka, Kiunga, Lae, Lihir Island, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, Rabaul, Tabubil, Wapenamanda
Qantas	Brisbane, Sydney
Solomon Airlines	Honiara

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Solomon Airlines	Honiara

Other facilities

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

References

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

↑ ""PNG National Airports Cooperation"". Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
↑ Wilson, David (1996). "John Francis Jackson (1908–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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.
↑ "Air Niugini confirms return of direct Auckland flights after 28 years". Stuff. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ "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.
↑ "China Southern Launches a Direct Passenger Route Linking Guangzhou and Port Moresby, the First Regular Commercial Flight to South Pacific Islands, Dec 2023". chinasouthernairlines. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
↑ "Qantas launches services from Brisbane to Port Moresby". qantasnewsroom. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
↑ "Qantas to restart Sydney-Port Moresby flights". executivetraveller. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
↑ "Solomon Airlines launches direct Honiara–Port Moresby route". Retrieved 9 July 2026.
↑ "Solomon Airlines adds Port Moresby flights in late October 2022". 7 October 2022.
↑ "Privacy Policy." Air Niugini. Retrieved on 3 February 2011. "Air Niugini House Port Moresby, National Capital District

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
pacificwrecks.com
A-Z World Airports: Jacksons International Airport

External links

Media related to Jacksons International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

[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.

[OAG_World_Aug2025_POM_1046_1047-3] 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] "Air Niugini confirms return of direct Auckland flights after 28 years". Stuff. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[5] "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.

[6] "China Southern Launches a Direct Passenger Route Linking Guangzhou and Port Moresby, the First Regular Commercial Flight to South Pacific Islands, Dec 2023". chinasouthernairlines. Retrieved 29 August 2026.

[7] "Qantas launches services from Brisbane to Port Moresby". qantasnewsroom. Retrieved 29 August 2026.

[8] "Qantas to restart Sydney-Port Moresby flights". executivetraveller. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

[9] "Solomon Airlines launches direct Honiara–Port Moresby route". Retrieved 9 July 2026.

[10] "Solomon Airlines adds Port Moresby flights in late October 2022". 7 October 2022.

[11] "Privacy Policy." Air Niugini. Retrieved on 3 February 2011. "Air Niugini House Port Moresby, National Capital District