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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Pohnpei | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 06°59′06″N 158°12′32″E / 6.98500°N 158.20889°E | ||||||||||
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Pohnpei International Airport (IATA: PNI, ICAO: PTPN) is an airport located on Pohnpei Island (formerly Ponape), the main island of Pohnpei State. It is close to the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia.
The extension of the Pohnpei International Airport began in 2009, and it was anticipated that it would be completed in 2011. The Government of Japan has agreed to provide about US$29 million for the entire project. The project includes extending the runway by 228m and improving the terminal facilities and apron.[1][2] Enhancements will help prevent problems such as when a Boeing 727 cargo jet overran the runway and the airport had to be closed for six days in May 2008.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Like many islands within the region, commercial air service is rather limited due to small population and tourist traffic. The only current scheduled passenger services for Pohnpei are the United Airlines (formerly Continental Micronesia) Island Hopper flights operated with Boeing 737-800 jetliners between Guam and Honolulu (three times weekly in each direction), the Guam-Chuuk-Pohnpei flights and a flight to Port Moresby on Air Niugini. Also Caroline Islands Air provides charter flights around the region.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Niugini | Chuuk, Port Moresby[4] |
| Caroline Islands Air | Charter: Chuuk, Enewetak, Kapingamarangi, Kosrae, Mwoakilloa, Nukuoro, Pingelap, Sapwuahfik, Ta, Woleai, Yap |
| United Airlines | Chuuk, Guam, Honolulu, Kosrae, Kwajalein, Majuro |
In addition to passenger services, Asia Pacific Airlines transports cargo (including U.S. mail) to and from Pohnpei.[5]
External links
- Pohnpei Visitors Center: Garden Island of Micronesia
- Airport information for PTPN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Federated States of Micronesia Division of Civil Aviation
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ^ http://www.cdnn.info/news/travel/t080521.html
- ^ "Air Niugini plans Micronesia service from Dec 2016". routesonline. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Airlines - Flight Schedule". www.flyapa.com.