AirportsPort Moresby Jacksons International Airport is a large airport serving Port Moresby, in National Capital District (Port Moresby), Papua New Guinea. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is POM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- POM
- ICAO code
- AYPY
- City
- Port Moresby
- State or region
- National Capital District (Port Moresby)
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.4434° S, 147.2200° E
- Elevation
- 45 m (146 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, POM means Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AYPY. ICAO codes that begin with A belong to the western South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.4434° S, 147.2200° E. It stands 45 metres (146 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Port Moresby, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,750 metres (9,022 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 32 airports of Papua New Guinea on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 2,750 m 9,022 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14R/32L | 1,410 m 4,625 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tapini AirportTapini | TPI | 123 km |
| Girua AirportPopondetta | PNP | 139 km |
| Kerema AirportKerema | KMA | 229 km |
| Tufi AirportTufi | TFI | 234 km |
| Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportLae | LAE | 324 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,620 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 8,739 km | 11 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,638 km | 13 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,496 km | 18 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,701 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,993 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,935 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,063 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,754 km | 3 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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