Pohnpei International
PNI · PTPN · Pohnpei Island, · Fed Sts Micronesia County · map
Pohnpei International is a public-use airport owned by Pohnpei State, 1 mile north of Pohnpei Island, , 9 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 6,600 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PNI · ICAO PTPN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Pohnpei State
- Elevation
- 9 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm; Sunday, 7:00 pm to 2:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Notes
- landing fee
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1970
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,600 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
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Aircraft registered in Pohnpei Island from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Pohnpei Island, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Apts in TT not subj to FAA regs, airspace analysis not required.
- For rotating beacon contact Pohnpei radio frequency 123.6.
- Prior permission required for landing to be filed 48 hour in advance with fsm secretary of transportation, communications and infrastructure.
- <110' lighted tower located 06-58-58N lat 158-12-32E long.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 and taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. For PAPI runways 09 and 27, runway end identifier lights runways 09 and 27, windcone lights contact Pohnpei radio frequency 123.6.
- Security on duty 24 HR/7 days, rescue and firefighting (ARFF) and sawr on duty for NON-SCHEDULED flights.
- 100 and 100LL fuel stored off airport; available on required.
- <lighted 662' peipalap peak 4900' southwest runway 9 threshold. Obstruction light located 06-58-40N lat 158-11-53E long.
- Be alert to ships with maximum HT of 150 feet in ponape channel 400 feet off runway 09. For advisory contact ponape radio prior to final approach or departure.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.