Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80
Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Airport
PTKK airport has a NOTAM saying PAPI activated many months ago. I have flown this pairing several times in the last 10 days and each time; the PAPI has been inop. I have advised operations each time that the PAPI is inop. They say they will get it fixed or [issue a] NOTAM that it's inop. Neither has occurred. This is a night approach to a 'black hole' airport with a non-precision approach and in my opinion an operating PAPI is important. If it's not operational; it should have a NOTAM alerting the crew that it is inop; so they can plan accordingly. As a side note; on the flight last night from ZZZ to PTKK; when we activated the runway lights on CTAF; the PAPI came on for 2 seconds with the runway lights then went out for the remainder of the landing time. Then on the return flight ZZZ to PTKK; the PAPI didn't even come on for any amount of time.
Air carrier flight crew reported that the PAPI system is inoperative at PTKK; however; a NOTAM was issued that the system is operative.