Kirakira Airport
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| 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]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Solomon Airlines (Arona, Honiara, Marau, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz)[5][6][7]
[edit] 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 9781566914116. OCLC 224404243. http://books.google.com/books?id=EDGapfBX-CAC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA1034#v=onepage&q=&f=false.
- ^ "Makira/Ulawa Province Development Profile". Ministry of Provincial Government and Rural Development. August 2001. http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/(httpDocuments)/6CAB2FE1BD7D6A24802570B70059F68D/$file/Makira_profile.pdf.
- ^ a b Solomon Airlines
- ^ a b 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20070127174833/http://www.solomonairlines.com.au/domesticroutemap.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
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