AirportsNgorangora Airport is a small airport serving Kirakira, in Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IRA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IRA
- ICAO code
- AGGK
- City
- Kirakira
- State or region
- Makira-Ulawa Province
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 10.4497° S, 161.8980° E
- Elevation
- 16 m (54 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,334 m (4,377 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IRA means Ngorangora Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AGGK. 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 10.4497° S, 161.8980° E. It stands 16 metres (54 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Ngorangora Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,334 metres (4,377 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,334 m 4,377 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Ana AirportSanta Ana Island | NNB | 75 km |
| Marau AirportMarau | RUS | 134 km |
| Honiara International AirportHoniara | HIR | 232 km |
| Rennell/Tingoa AirportRennell Island | RNL | 235 km |
| Gwaunaru'u AirportAuki | AKS | 236 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,061 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,285 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,153 km | 15 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,181 km | 18 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,633 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,723 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,538 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,617 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,832 km | 3 h 55 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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