Pago Pago International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Pago Pago, Western District (American Samoa)

IATA: PPG ICAO: NSTU

Longest Active Runway

10,000 ft

3,048 meters

Field Elevation

32 ft

10 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

-14.3310°, -170.7100°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #557 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#977 of 7558

Top 13.4% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (American Samoa)

#1 of 1 in AS

#1 of 3 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 PPG in numbers: 10,000 ft longest runway · tied #557 of 650 published · #977 of 7,558 worldwide (top 13.4%) · #1 in American Samoa.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

PPG lies at 10 m (32 ft), #548 of 650 published airports by elevation and 14.5 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Faleolo International Airport (APW), 81.4 NM, 9,843 ft. PPG has the longest runway in this radius, 157 ft over APW.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)

PPG runways: 05/23 10,000 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 08/26 3,800 × 100 ft asphalt (asp). +0% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
05/23	10,000 ft (3048 m / 3.048 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08/26	3,800 ft (1158 m / 1.158 km)	100 ft (30m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Faleolo International Airport (Apia)	`APW`	81.4 NM (150.8 km)	9,843 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →