AirportsFera/Maringe Airport is a small airport serving Fera Island, in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FRE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FRE
- ICAO code
- AGGF
- City
- Fera Island
- State or region
- Isabel Province
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 8.1075° S, 159.5770° E
- Elevation
- 3 m (9 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 565 m (1,854 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FRE means Fera/Maringe Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AGGF. 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 8.1075° S, 159.5770° E. It stands 3 metres (9 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Honiara, about 153 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
Fera/Maringe Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 565 metres (1,854 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 18.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 565 m 1,854 ft | 25 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Suavanao AirportSuavanao | VAO | 110 km |
| Yandina AirportYandina | XYA | 116 km |
| Manaoba AirportManaoba | MHM | 137 km |
| Gwaunaru'u AirportAuki | AKS | 138 km |
| Honiara International AirportHoniara | HIR | 156 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,712 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,959 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,815 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,859 km | 18 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,643 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,782 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,251 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,279 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,999 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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