Pago Pago International
PPG · NSTU · Pago Pago, American Samoa · American Samoa County · map
Pago Pago International is a public-use airport, 3 miles southwest of Pago Pago, American Samoa, 31 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 10,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 4 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 2,700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 44,243 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Pago Pago International?
Its FAA code is PPG, and its ICAO code is NSTU.
Where is Pago Pago International?
It is 3 miles southwest of Pago Pago, American Samoa, 31 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Pago Pago International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 10,001 feet long.
Does Pago Pago International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Pago Pago International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Pago Pago International?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Apia, Daniel K Inouye International, Majuro. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Pago Pago International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PPG · ICAO NSTU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 31 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Gnc 20 sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1956
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 10,001 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 3,801 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,002 ft, 8,200 ft available for landing, hill 446 ft high 12,200 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 790 ft, 9,200 ft available for landing, fence 8 ft high 300 ft from the end
- Runway 08: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in American Samoa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Dusk to dawn. Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 05; PAPI runways 05 and 23; high-intensity runway lights runways 05/23 and 08/26; taxiway lights frequency - 118.3.
- Lighted wind cone 800' from threshold and 240' southeast runway 05 centerline.
- Approach ratio for olotele mtn 11:1.
- Runway 23 50:1 to displaced thld.
- <all flights (except schedule) prior pmsn from amgr with 24 hours prior notice.
- Sea spray from surf and blow holes may drift air carriers runway 05/23 under rough sea conditions.
- Olotele MT 1617 feet above sea level 3.5 miles west of thld runway 08.
- Permanently lighted and marked 226' tower atop MT alava 4.3SM nne airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2,073 departures from PPG in those twelve months, carrying 41,957 passengers in 59,571 seats (70% filled), to 3 destinations (2 abroad) on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pago Pago International → Apia PPG–APW | 1,893 | 12,022 | Talofa Airways Limited |
| Pago Pago International → Daniel K Inouye International PPG–HNL | 179 | 29,935 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc., Asia Pacific |
| Pago Pago International → Majuro PPG–MAJ | 1 | 0 | Asia Pacific |
All 3 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| multi-engine | 3 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 2,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,488 |
| general aviation, travelling | 118 |
| military | 94 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Pago Pago from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Pago Pago, American Samoa: 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in American Samoa.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Pago Pago 1 aircraft · 1 drones
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in American Samoa 0 since 1982 · 0 in the last ten years
- Apia (APW) 1,893 flights in twelve months · Talofa Airways Limited
- Daniel K Inouye International (HNL) 179 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines Inc.
- Majuro (MAJ) 1 flights in twelve months · Asia Pacific
- Public-use airports in American Samoa 3 landing places
- American Samoa 1 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PPG.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.