Kirakira Airport
Kirakira Airport Ngorangora Airstrip | |
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IATA: IRA – ICAO: AGGK | |
Summary | |
Airport type | Public |
Location | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |
Coordinates | 10°26′58″S 161°53′54″E / 10.44944°S 161.89833°E |
Kirakira Airport (IATA: IRA[1], ICAO: AGGK[2]) is an airport located at Kirakira on the island of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), part of the Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands. It is also known as Ngorangora Airstrip[3] and was constructed in the late 1950s.[4] The airport has scheduled flights provided by Solomon Airlines, using DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.[5][6]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Solomon Airlines | Honiara, Santa Ana [5][6][7] |
References
- ↑ Accident history for Kirakira Airport (IRA) at Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ Airport information for AGGK / IRA - Ngorangora - Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ Stanley, David (2004). Moon Handbooks: South Pacific (8 ed.). Avalon Travel. pp. 1034–1035. ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6. OCLC 224404243.
- ↑ "Makira/Ulawa Province Development Profile" (PDF). Ministry of Provincial Government and Rural Development. August 2001.
- 1 2 Solomon Airlines
- 1 2 Solomon Airlines Northern Summer Schedule - Issue No. 68 - Effective 03 Aug 2009
- ↑ "Domestic Route Map". Solomon Airlines. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
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