Pohnpei Port Authority

Pohnpei International Airport

Mission

To maintain a safe & secure international airport environment to ideally facilitate aviation travel and traffic.

Objective:

To uphold consistent compliance with PPA Rules and Regulations mandated by the National Regulatory Authority, interwoven with International Aviation Standards.

Infrastructure
  • Originally 6,000 Feet Runway
  • Currently 6,868 Feet
  • 1 Apron, and 2 Hardstands, 2 Turnarounds
  • Navaids / Visual Aids
Apron and Hardstands
  • Apron Total Area of:
  • 1,790 Square Meters
  • 16,110 Square Feet

Facilities
  • ARFF Facility
  • Air Terminal
  • Airport VIP Lounges
  • Passenger Lobbies
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)
  • Aircraft Fueling Service Standby
  • Critical First Responders in the event of aircraft rescue
  • NFPA/ Pro Board Certified Air Rescue Firefighters/ Recertification every year
  • Fire suppression, Triage, Decontamination, Hazmat, First Aid, EMT
  • State of the art Facility, and Assets (3 fire trucks)
Aerodrome Flight information Service (AFIS)
  • Communicate with Aircraft, and ground personnel. Relay weather information.
  • Receive flight plans
  • Nucleus for air, and ground liaising Alert Operations on Emergency Scenarios Flight Data, and Statistics compiling
  • Runway Self Inspection
Airport Police
  • Deputized AVSEC Police/General AVSEC
  • Access Control into AOA
  • Vehicle and Persons Search
  • Uphold sterility of holding areas
  • AVSEC screening
  • AOA patrols
  • Traffic Control and Crowd Control