Private company

Islands Nationair

Airline based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Islands Nationair is an airline based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It operates charter and scheduled passenger services and helicopter charter services. Its main base is Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1984Founded1
  • HeadquartersPort Moresby1

Islands Nationair is an airline based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It operates charter and scheduled passenger services and helicopter charter services. Its main base is Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby. Its IATA Code is CN.2

How it started

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1984. Originally called Nationair, it was founded by Minson Peni and Nat Koleala, former pilots at Air Niugini. Due to internal conflicts, it was sold to Julius Chan, who renamed it Islands Nationair.

From Wikipedia’s article on Islands Nationair, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

  1. 1984Founded Founded1

Sources

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