AirportsSuavanao Airport is a small airport serving Suavanao, in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is VAO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- VAO
- ICAO code
- AGGV
- City
- Suavanao
- State or region
- Isabel Province
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 7.5856° S, 158.7310° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 850 m (2,789 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, VAO means Suavanao Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AGGV. 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 7.5856° S, 158.7310° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Suavanao Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 850 metres (2,789 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 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 850 m 2,789 ft | 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fera/Maringe AirportFera Island | FRE | 110 km |
| Kaghau AirportKagau Island | KGE | 129 km |
| Ramata AirportRamata | RBV | 136 km |
| Gatokae AerodromeGatokae | GTA | 141 km |
| Yandina AirportYandina | XYA | 176 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,602 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,852 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,706 km | 14 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 14,775 km | 18 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,670 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,826 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,151 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,191 km | 6 h 45 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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