Airports / American Samoa / PPG
Pago Pago International Airport
NSTU / PPGPago Pago, American SamoaELEV 32 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
81 nm
To the nearest alternate
Faleolo International Airport (APW).
Overview
Located in Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pago Pago International Airport (NSTU / PPG) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 32 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 PPG for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Faleolo International Airport (APW, 81 nm), Niue International Airport (IUE, 289 nm), and Vava'u International Airport (VAV, 317 nm).
Charter pricing from PPG depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Pago Pago.
Field capability
ICAO
NSTU
IATA
PPG
FAA / Local
PPG
Elevation
32 ft
Coordinates
14.3310° S · 170.7100° W
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
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 81nmAPWFaleolo International AirportApia
- 289nmIUENiue International AirportAlofi
- 317nmVAVVava'u International AirportVava'u Island
- 327nmWLSHihifo AirportWallis Island
- 388nmHPALifuka Island AirportLifuka
- 486nmTBUFua'amotu International AirportNuku'alofa
Location
Open the full mapNSTU · Pago Pago International Airport · Pago Pago, American Samoa