PNG Air ATR 72-600 aircraftPNG Air

The airline started running in 1987. Jackson's International Airport serves as its primary base. It carries out contracted domestic, international, and corporate charter flights. Alotau, Buka, Daru, Goroka, Hoskins, Kiunga, Aropa, Kavieng, Lae, Lihir Island, Losuya, Madang, Mishima, Moro, Mount Hagen, Popondetta, Port Moresby, Rabaul / Kokopo, Tabubil, Tari, Vanimo, Vewak, and Wapenamanda are among the places PNG Air offers regularly scheduled passenger flights. There are 15 aircraft in the company's fleet. PNG Air operate a mixed fleet of ATR 72-600 72 seater aircraft and the Dash 8-100 series 36 seaters plus a Dash 8 Freighter. The airline has orders in place with ATR and over the next 5 years will phase out the older Dash 8 aircraft and replace them with the ATR. It is set up with a single class 70 seat configuration. The most recent model in the range is the ATR 72-600. It has upgraded avionics, a passenger interior, and engines. The type has a 1530 km (950 mi) range and a normal cruising speed of 510 km/h (320 mph). The ATR 72-600 can fly from smaller airports because it only needs 1315 meters (4300 feet) of runway to take off at its maximum takeoff weight.