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Airport in Makira Island, Solomon Islands
Kirakira Airport
Ngorangora Airstrip
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationKirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands
Elevation AMSL8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates10°26′58″S 161°53′54″E / 10.44944°S 161.89833°E / -10.44944; 161.89833

Kirakira Airport (IATA: IRA, ICAO: AGGK) 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 and was constructed in the late 1950s. The airport has scheduled flights provided by Solomon Airlines, using DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Solomon Airlines Honiara

References

  1. Accident history for Kirakira Airport (IRA) at Aviation Safety Network
  2. Airport information for AGGK / IRA - Ngorangora - Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. Stanley, David (2004). Moon Handbooks: South Pacific (8 ed.). Avalon Travel. pp. 1034–1035. ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6. OCLC 224404243.
  4. "Makira/Ulawa Province Development Profile" (PDF). Ministry of Provincial Government and Rural Development. August 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-13.
  5. Solomon Airlines
  6. Solomon Airlines Northern Summer Schedule - Issue No. 68 - Effective 03 Aug 2009


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