AirportsGwaunaru'u Airport is a small airport serving Auki, in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AKS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AKS
- ICAO code
- AGGA
- City
- Auki
- State or region
- Malaita Province
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.7026° S, 160.6820° E
- Elevation
- 2 m (5 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 945 m (3,100 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AKS means Gwaunaru'u Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AGGA. ICAO codes that begin with A belong to the western South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.7026° S, 160.6820° E. It stands 2 metres (5 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Malango, about 106 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Guadalcanal, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gwaunaru'u Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 945 metres (3,100 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 18 airports of Solomon Islands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 945 m 3,100 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manaoba AirportManaoba | MHM | 44 km |
| Honiara International AirportHoniara | HIR | 106 km |
| Marau AirportMarau | RUS | 130 km |
| Fera/Maringe AirportFera Island | FRE | 138 km |
| Yandina AirportYandina | XYA | 167 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,850 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,096 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,953 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,957 km | 18 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,601 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,720 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,380 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,386 km | 7 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,971 km | 4 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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