What time zone is POM in?

POM is in the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone, UTC+10.

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POM — Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport

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Large airport in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

IATA code: POM
ICAO code: AYPY
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: —; No open data
Nonstop routes: 3; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+10; Pacific/Port_Moresby
Elevation: 45 m; 148 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,750 m

Local time now: —

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About POM

Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport is a large airport serving Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Open traffic data shows 3 nonstop routes from POM.

Busiest nonstop routes from POM

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
POM → BNE	Brisbane, Australia	2,080 km	176,886
POM → CNS	Cairns, Australia	838 km	42,783
POM → SYD	Sydney, Australia	2,743 km	18,265

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
TPI	Tapini Airport	Tapini, Papua New Guinea	123 km
PNP	Girua Airport	Popondetta, Papua New Guinea	139 km
KMA	Kerema Airport	Kerema, Papua New Guinea	229 km
TFI	Tufi Airport	Tufi, Papua New Guinea	234 km
LAE	Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport	Lae, Papua New Guinea	324 km

Distance from POM to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
POM → LHR	London, United Kingdom	14,499 km	—
POM → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	10,642 km	—
POM → CDG	Paris, France	14,534 km	—
POM → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	14,123 km	—
POM → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	13,071 km	—
POM → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	14,174 km	—
POM → JFK	New York, United States	14,707 km	—
POM → ATL	Atlanta, United States	14,119 km	—
POM → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	10,995 km	—
POM → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	4,939 km	—
POM → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,041 km	—
POM → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,019 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
14L/32R	2,750 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
14R/32L	1,410 m	45 m	Asphalt	No

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Location

Port Moresby, National Capital District (Port Moresby), Papua New Guinea · -9.4434, 147.2200

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Questions

Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport has the IATA code POM and the ICAO code AYPY. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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