Airports / Papua New Guinea / POM
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport
AYPY / POMPort Moresby, Papua New GuineaELEV 146 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Girua Airport (PNP).
Overview
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport, listed as AYPY / POM, is a large commercial airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The airport sits 146 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into POM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Girua Airport (PNP, 75 nm), Kerema Airport (KMA, 124 nm), and Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport (LAE, 175 nm).
Charter pricing from POM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Port Moresby.
Field capability
ICAO
AYPY
IATA
POM
FAA / Local
AYPY
Elevation
146 ft
Coordinates
9.4434° S · 147.2200° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Papua New Guinea fields
state range 7–5,889 ft
At 146 ft, POM sits higher than 62% of the 21 Papua New Guinea fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 75nmPNPGirua AirportPopondetta
- 124nmKMAKerema AirportKerema
- 175nmLAENadzab Tomodachi International AirportLae
- 184nmVMUBaimuru AirportBaimuru
- 191nmGURGurney AirportGurney
- 229nmGKAGoroka AirportGoronka
Location
Open the full mapAYPY · Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea