Kirakira Airfield
| Kirakira Airport (Ngorangora Airstrip) |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | AGGK |
| IATA code | IRA |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 16 m (52 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 3.6 km east of Kirakira |
| Street | Bauro Road |
| Basic data | |
| Terminals | no |
| Start-and runway | |
| 10/28 | 1334 m unpaved |
Kirakira Airport ( IATA : IRA , ICAO : AGGK ) is an airfield near Kirakira , on the island of Makira (formerly San Cristóbal) and part of the Solomonic province of Makira and Ulawa . It is also known as the Ngorangora Airstrip and was built in the late 1950s. The flights are operated with a DHC-6 Twin Otter from Solomon Airlines .
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | aims |
|---|---|
| Solomon Airlines | Arona , Honiara , Marau , Santa Ana , Santa Cruz |
Individual evidence
- ↑ pilot information for Ngorangora Airport. In: OurAirports. Megginson Technologies Ltd., accessed May 6, 2013 .
- ↑ Kirakira Airport profile. Aviation Safety Network , July 13, 2008, accessed May 2, 2013 .
- ↑ IRA -Airport. Great Circle Mapper, accessed May 2, 2013 .
- ^ David Stanley: Moon Handbooks: South Pacific . 8th edition. Avalon Travel Publishing, 2004, ISBN 978-1-56691-411-6 , pp. 1034-1035 (English).
- ^ Makira / Ulawa Province Development Profile. (PDF; 133 kB) (No longer available online.) Ministry of Provincial Government and Rural Development, August 2001, archived from the original on November 13, 2009 ; accessed on May 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
