AirportsKaghau Airport is a small airport serving Kagau Island, in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KGE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KGE
- ICAO code
- AGKG
- City
- Kagau Island
- State or region
- Choiseul Province
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 7.3305° S, 157.5850° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 740 m (2,428 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KGE means Kaghau Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AGKG. 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 7.3305° S, 157.5850° E. It stands 9 metres (30 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kaghau Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 740 metres (2,428 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 12.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 740 m 2,428 ft | 45 m | Sand | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ramata AirportRamata | RBV | 93 km |
| Munda AirportMunda | MUA | 116 km |
| Nusatupe AirportGizo | GZO | 117 km |
| Suavanao AirportSuavanao | VAO | 129 km |
| Choiseul Bay AirportChoiseul Bay | CHY | 148 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,478 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,723 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,579 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,710 km | 18 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,741 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,914 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,022 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,119 km | 6 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 3,032 km | 4 h 10 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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