Air Niugini (PX/ANG) made history by adding its first state-of-the-art Airbus A220-300 to its fleet, which arrived in Port Moresby brand new from the Airbus factory in Montréal on a long delivery flight that lasted four days.
Airbus aircraft returned to the Air Niugini fleet, with Papua New Guinea-registered aircraft, after 23 years, being the last two Airbus A310-300s, which served between the early 1990s and early 2000s (P2-ANA and P2-ANG). From 1984 to 1989, it operated an Airbus A300B4-203 with registration P2-ANG.
In addition, between December 2007 and May 2008, White’s Airbus A310-304 CS-TDI operated for Air Niugini, retaining its Portuguese registry and the airline’s livery.
Papua New Guinea’s main airline is based in Port Moresby, the country’s capital and economic hub. As you can see in our database, Air Niugini has an important network of connections in Oceania and Asia, as well as a diverse fleet that includes both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft.
This Airbus A220, the first brand-new Airbus to be incorporated by a Papua New Guinea airline, is part of a firm order placed by Air Niugini for almost a dozen new Airbus A220s.
The trip to Papua New Guinea
On September 11th at 17:54 local time, Air Niugini’s Airbus A220-300, registration P2-PGA, departed from Montréal-Mirabel International Airport bound for Vancouver, thus beginning its delivery flight to Papua New Guinea. It arrived at 19:53 local time after a 4-hour and 59-minute flight.
The next day, at 08:55 local time, the A220 commenced its journey across the Pacific Ocean, taking off for Honolulu. This was a 5-hour and 58-minute flight, following to Nadi after a brief stopover in Honolulu, which lasted around 6 hours and 30 minutes, the longest leg of the journey.
At 13:46 local time on September 12th, the aircraft departed from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) and landed at 18:16 local time on September 13th in the Fijian city.
After making a low pass over the airport and part of the city, Air Niugini’s brand new Airbus A220-300 touched down in Port Moresby on September 15th at 10:30 local time, landing from Montréal via Vancouver, Honolulu, and Nadi. It was unveiled following its arrival, and the next day it started operating test flights around Papua New Guinea, as you can see through our data.
Delivery flight
| Date | From | To | Flight time | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11SEP25 | Montréal | Vancouver | 4h 59m | 3,664km |
| 12SEP25 | Vancouver | Honolulu | 5h 58m | 4,354km |
| 12SEP25 | Honolulu | Nadi | 6h 30m | 5,089km |
| 15SEP25 | Nadi | Port Moresby | 5h 47m | 3,392km |
| - | - | - | 23h 14m | +16,500 km |
The airline entered into a lease agreement with US lessor Azorra for the addition of three Airbus A220-300s, with P2-PGA being the first of these three. Furthermore, in May 2025, Air Niugini expanded its initial order with Airbus for eight Airbus A220s, announcing the acquisition of two additional Airbus A220-100s. Air Niugini currently plans to have three Airbus A220-300 and eight Airbus A220-100.
These Airbus A220s will be incorporated with the aim of modernizing the fleet, which currently consists of a variety of aircraft, including Boeing, Dash, and Fokker models.
According to our database, Air Niugini’s fleet comprises 20 aircraft, being 18 narrow-body aircraft focused on domestic and regional operations, and two wide-body aircraft, scheduled for long-haul flights to Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, all from/to Port Moresby.
Fleet
| Aircraft | Registration | Config | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A220-300 | P2-PGA | C8Y130 | Brand new |
| Boeing 737-860 | P2-PXA | C12Y150 | 13 years |
| Boeing 737-81M | P2-PXB | C12Y150 | 11 years |
| Boeing 737-86Q | P2-PXC | C12Y150 | 22 years |
| Boeing 767-341(ER) | P2-PXV | C28Y160 | 26 years |
| Boeing 767-383(ER) | P2-PXW | C28Y160 | 34 years |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 | P2-ANP | Y50 | 30 years |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | P2-PXQ | Y74 | 18 years |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | P2-PXR | Y74 | 18 years |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | P2-PXS | Y74 | 16 years |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 | P2-PXT | Y74 | 15 years |
| Fokker 70 | P2-ANR | Y80 | 29 years |
| Fokker 70 | P2-ANT | Y80 | 29 years |
| Fokker 70 | P2-ANU | Y80 | 31 years |
| Fokker 70 | P2-ANV | Y80 | 30 years |
| Fokker 100 | P2-ANC | C8Y93 | 32 years |
| Fokker 100 | P2-ANE | C8Y93 | 35 years |
| Fokker 100 | P2-ANF | C8Y93 | 34 years |
| Fokker 100 | P2-ANH | C8Y93 | 35 years |
As per Air Niugini, its Airbus A220-100 and Airbus A220-300 aircraft will be based at Jackson International Airport in Port Moresby, offering domestic flights in Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby – Lae will be the main route for Air Niugini’s A220s, with almost a daily flight, and they will also operate to Kavieng and Lorengau from the country’s capital.
Port Moresby – Kavieng – Lorengau – Port Moresby
Wednesday
- PX 220 Port Moresby POM 06:45 · 08:15 KVG Kavieng
- PX 220 Kavieng KVG 08:55 · 09:45 MAS Lorengau
- PX 291 Lorengau MAS 10:25 · 11:45 POM Port Moresby
Saturday
- PX 220 Port Moresby POM 13:00 · 14:30 KVG Kavieng
- PX 220 Kavieng KVG 15:10 · 16:00 MAS Lorengau
- PX 291 Lorengau MAS 16:40 · 18:00 POM Port Moresby
Port Moresby – Lae – Port Moresby
- PX 100 Port Moresby POM 06:00 · 06:55 LAE Lae (Mon/Thu/Sat)
- PX 102 Port Moresby POM 09:30 · 10:25 LAE Lae (Mon/Sat)
- PX 104 Port Moresby POM 13:00 · 13:55 LAE Lae (Wed/Thu)
- PX 106 Port Moresby POM 16:30 · 17:25 LAE Lae (Wed/Sun)
- PX 101 Lae LAE 07:35 · 08:35 POM Port Moresby (Mon/Thu/Sat)
- PX 103 Lae LAE 11:05 · 12:00 POM Port Moresby (Mon/Sat)
- PX 105 Lae LAE 14:35 · 15:30 POM Port Moresby (Wed/Thu)
- PX 107 Lae LAE 18:05 · 19:00 POM Port Moresby (Wed/Sun)
Port Moresby – Lae – Lorengau – Lae – Port Moresby
Sunday
- PX 292 Port Moresby POM 08:45 · 09:40 LAE Lae
- PX 292 Lae LAE 10:20 · 11:20 MAS Lorengau
- PX 293 Lorengau MAS 12:00 · 13:00 LAE Lae
- PX 293 Lae LAE 13:40 · 14:35 POM Port Moresby
Air Niugini will begin operating international flights with its Airbus A220 aircraft soon.
Routes
| Country | Destination | Airline | Flights | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Brisbane | Air Niugini | 7 weekly | Boeing 767 |
| Brisbane | Qantas | 6 weekly | Boeing 737 | |
| Cairns | Air Niugini | 8 weekly | Fokkers | |
| Sydney | Air Niugini | 2 weekly | Boeing 767 | |
| China | Guangzhou | China Southern | 3 weekly | Boeing 737 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Air Niugini | 4 weekly | Boeing 767 |
| Papua New Guinea | Buka Island | Air Niugini | 2 weekly | Fokker 100 |
| Daru | Air Niugini | 4 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Daru | PNG Air | 1 weekly | ATR 72 | |
| Goroka | Air Niugini | 12 weekly | Dash/Fokker | |
| Goroka | PNG Air | 11 weekly | ATR/Dash | |
| Gurney | Air Niugini | 12 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Gurney | PNG Air | 4 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Hoskins | Air Niugini | 9 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Kavieng | Air Niugini | 2 weekly | Airbus A220 | |
| Kiunga | Air Niugini | 2 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Kiunga | PNG Air | 1 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Lae | Air Niugini | 28 weekly | A220/738/Dash | |
| Lae | PNG Air | 27 weekly | ATR/Dash | |
| Lihir Island | PNG Air | 1 weekly | ATR 72 | |
| Lorengau | Air Niugini | 3 weekly | Airbus A220 | |
| Madang | Air Niugini | 13 weekly | Dash/Fokker | |
| Madang | PNG Air | 1 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Mendi | PNG Air | 1 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Mount Hagen | Air Niugini | 24 weekly | Dash/Fokker | |
| Mount Hagen | PNG Air | 25 weekly | ATR/Dash | |
| Popondetta | Air Niugini | 8 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Popondetta | PNG Air | 2 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Rabaul | Air Niugini | 17 weekly | Dash/Fokker | |
| Rabaul | PNG Air | 5 weekly | ATR 72 | |
| Tabubil | Air Niugini | 3 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Tabubil | PNG Air | 1 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Tari | Air Niugini | 4 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Tari | PNG Air | 3 weekly | ATR 72 | |
| Vanimo | Air Niugini | 1 weekly | Fokker 70 | |
| Wapenamanda | Air Niugini | 1 weekly | Dash 8 | |
| Wapendamada | PNG Air | 1 weekly | ATR 72 | |
| Wewak | Air Niugini | 16 weekly | Dash/Fokker | |
| Philippines | Manila | Air Niugini | 4 weekly | Boeing 737 |
| Manila | Philippine | 3 weekly | Airbus A321 | |
| Singapore | Singapore | Air Niugini | 5 weekly | Boeing 767 |
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | Air Niugini | 4 weekly | Boeing 737 |
Regarding Air Niugini’s first scheduled flight using its Airbus A220, the inauguration took place on October 4th, with flight PX100 between Port Moresby and Lae.
The aircraft departed from Port Moresby International Airport at 10:20 local time bound for Nadzab Airport in Lae, where it landed at 11:02 local time with passengers and guests after a 42-minute flight.
Air Niugini plans to add its second Airbus A220 in early 2026.
Cover photo: © Airbus Newsroom
