POM · Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport.
--:--:-- · PGT (UTC+10:00) · 9.4434° S, 147.2200° E
Port Moresby International Airport
Airport in Saraga, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for POM
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 67; ident AYPY; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
nac.com.pg
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Port Moresby International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
20 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
POM / AYPY
OurAirports ident
AYPY
GPS / local code
AYPY
ISO region
PG-NCD
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
nac.com.pg
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1088438
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:23 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PGT · UTC+10:00
Time zone
PGT
Pacific/Port_Moresby · UTC+10:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.5 km
Approximate distance to central Port Moresby.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Port Moresby
Languages
English, Hiri Motu
Currency
PGK (K)
Country area
462,840 km²
Passenger volume
1.6 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
9,022 ft / 2,750 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Owner / entity
Q1088438
Hub airlines
Air Niugini, the main hub for PNG Air
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
20 source-backed signals
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby's built-up core sits roughly 8.5 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Pacific/Port_Moresby (UTC+10:00, PGT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (POM / AYPY) is at 9.4434° S, 147.2200° E, elevation 146 ft (45 m), serving Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Port Moresby is in Papua New Guinea (capital Port Moresby); on Pacific/Port_Moresby (PGT, UTC+10:00); working languages: English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin; currency: PGK (K).
Distance from central Port Moresby: 8 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for POM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (POM / AYPY)
Port Moresby International Airport · Airport in Saraga, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Source identifiers
AYPY · AYPY · PG-NCD
nac.com.pg · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
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.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for POM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Port Moresby International Airport, also known as Jacksons International Airport, is an international airport located 8 kilometres outside of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Name or history cue
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.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Port Moresby
port-moresby · 8.5 km from POM
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 283,733 · city coordinates -9.4772, 147.1509
2. Popondetta
popondetta · 134 km from POM
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 28,198 · city coordinates -8.7654, 148.2325
3. Bulolo
bulolo · 257 km from POM
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 16,042 · city coordinates -7.2036, 146.6401
4. Lae
lae · 303 km from POM
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 76,255 · city coordinates -6.7233, 146.9961
5. Goroka
goroka · 425 km from POM
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 18,503 · city coordinates -6.0850, 145.3867
6. Daru
daru · 442 km from POM
Papua New Guinea · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · population 15,214 · city coordinates -9.0779, 143.2089
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. LAE AYNZ
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport · Lae
324 km from POM · Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h · elevation 239 ft (73 m) · airport coordinates -6.5680, 146.7265
2. CNS YBCS
Cairns International Airport · Cairns
842 km from POM · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · elevation 10 ft (3 m) · airport coordinates -16.8789, 145.7495
3. HIR AGGH
Honiara International Airport · Honiara
1408 km from POM · Pacific/Guadalcanal · +1h · elevation 28 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates -9.4280, 160.0550
Route-time reference set
1. POM-LAE
Lae · 324 km · 1h 15m
Pacific/Port_Moresby · +0h from POM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. POM-CNS
Cairns · 842 km · 1h 54m
Australia/Brisbane · +0h from POM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. POM-HIR
Honiara · 1408 km · 2h 37m
Pacific/Guadalcanal · +1h from POM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 9,022 ft / 2,750 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for POM.
Runway identifiers
14L/32R · 14R/32L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. LAE AYNZ
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport · Lae · 324 km from POM
large airport · Pacific/Port_Moresby · papua-new-guinea · 239 ft (73 m) · -6.5680, 146.7265
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
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.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for POM.
Country and authority
POM sits in Papua New Guinea (Independent State of Papua New Guinea), whose capital is Port Moresby. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Oceania, Melanesia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin. Currency context: PGK (K). POM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Saraga, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: 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. Location cue: Port Moresby International Airport, also known as Jacksons International Airport, is an international airport located 8 kilometres outside of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. Name or history cue: 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.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1088438 · Jacksons International Airport. Administrative area: Port Moresby. Named after: Port Moresby
Field and clock profile
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport is a near sea-level field at 146 ft (45 m), positioned at 9.4434° S, 147.2200° E in the Southern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 9,022 ft / 2,750 m. The airport clock uses Pacific/Port_Moresby (PGT, UTC+10:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Port Moresby is the closest retained city-time anchor at 8.5 km. LAE Lae is the closest retained airport alternative at 324 km.
Country airport peers
POM is compared with LAE Lae at 324 km inside the retained Papua New Guinea airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
POM-LAE Lae: 324 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. POM-CNS Cairns: 842 km, about 1h 54m, +0h. POM-HIR Honiara: 1408 km, about 2h 37m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident AYPY backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. nac.com.pg is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
1.6 million passengers
Airline role
Air Niugini, the main hub for PNG Air
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 9,022 ft / 2,750 m
Runway identifiers
14L/32R, 14R/32L
OurAirports classifies POM as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Port Moresby.
POM (AYPY) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 1.6 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 146 ft (45 m).
POM sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
POM's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 9,022 ft / 2,750 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
A specific operator or management record for POM is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- 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.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at nac.com.pg, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for POM
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
POM uses Pacific/Port_Moresby (PGT, UTC+10:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport is about 8.5 km from central Port Moresby; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
LAE Lae is the closest retained alternate at 324 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
nac.com.pg is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place POM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
POM ranks #2 in the curated Papua New Guinea airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 2 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
POM shares Pacific/Port_Moresby with LAE Lae PG. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
POM is 146 ft (45 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BWI 146 ft (45 m) (0 ft delta) · DUS 147 ft (45 m) (1 ft delta) · MPM 145 ft (44 m) (1 ft delta) · ALC 142 ft (43 m) (4 ft delta) · FLR 142 ft (43 m) (4 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
POM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are LAE 324 km +0h · CNS 842 km +0h · HIR 1408 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lae | LAE | 324 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Cairns | CNS | 842 km | 1h 54m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Honiara | HIR | 1408 km | 2h 37m | +1h | --:--:-- |
POM to LAE
Lae
Distance 324 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone Pacific/Port_Moresby is +0h from POM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
POM to CNS
Cairns
Distance 842 km; estimated travel window 1h 54m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is +0h from POM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
POM to HIR
Honiara
Distance 1408 km; estimated travel window 2h 37m; destination zone Pacific/Guadalcanal is +1h from POM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Port Moresby is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Port Moresby is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from POM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Port Moresby
port-moresby · 8.5 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Popondetta
popondetta · 134 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bulolo
bulolo · 257 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lae
lae · 303 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Goroka
goroka · 425 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Daru
daru · 442 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Madang
madang · 495 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mount Hagen
mount-hagen · 517 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mendi
mendi · 537 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kimbe
kimbe · 539 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Wewak
wewak · 766 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kokopo
kokopo · 795 km · Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Air Niugini, the main hub for PNG Air, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Lae (LAE), Cairns (CNS), Honiara (HIR). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 1.6 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 9,022 ft / 2,750 m; identifiers 14L/32R, 14R/32L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: Air Niugini, the main hub for PNG Air.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from POM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportLAE
Lae · large airport
- Distance
- 324 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 239 ft (73 m)
Compare against LAE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Cairns International AirportCNS
Cairns · large airport
- Distance
- 842 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3 m)
Compare against CNS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Honiara International AirportHIR
Honiara · large airport
- Distance
- 1408 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 28 ft (9 m)
Compare against HIR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (POM) in?▾
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport is in the Pacific/Port_Moresby timezone (UTC+10:00, PGT).
What are the codes for Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport?▾
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport uses IATA code POM and ICAO code AYPY.
Where is Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport located?▾
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport is located in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea at coordinates 9.4434° S, 147.2200° E, with an elevation of 146 ft (45 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport from central Port Moresby?▾
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport sits roughly 8.5 km from the nearest mapped city center for Port Moresby.
Which route reference is most useful from POM?▾
Lae (LAE) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 15m, destination timezone Pacific/Port_Moresby, and a +0h difference from POM.
What other airports in Papua New Guinea are close peers to POM?▾
POM's curated peers in Papua New Guinea on this site include LAE Lae.
How many runways does Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport have?▾
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 9,022 ft / 2,750 m; identifiers include 14L/32R, 14R/32L.