Kirakira Airport Explained

Kirakira Airport
Nativename:	Ngorangora Airstrip
Iata:	IRA
Icao:	AGGK
Type:	Public
Location:	Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands
Elevation-F:	8
Coordinates:	-10.4494°N 161.8983°W
Metric-Rwy:	y

Kirakira Airport is an airport located at Kirakira on the island of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), part of the Makira-Ulawa Province in the Solomon Islands. It is also known as Ngorangora Airstrip^[1] and was constructed in the late 1950s.^[2] The airport has scheduled flights provided by Solomon Airlines, using DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Stanley, David. 2004. Moon Handbooks: South Pacific. 8. Avalon Travel. 1034–1035. 978-1-56691-411-6. 224404243.
2. Web site: Makira/Ulawa Province Development Profile . Ministry of Provincial Government and Rural Development . August 2001 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091113153349/http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004CE90B/%28httpDocuments%29/6CAB2FE1BD7D6A24802570B70059F68D/%24file/Makira_profile.pdf . 2009-11-13 .
3. http://www.flysolomons.com/ Solomon Airlines
4. http://engage2007.corpendo.co.nz/Organizations/FlySolomons/sm_Assets/Schedule/FlightSchedulesAug09.pdf Solomon Airlines Northern Summer Schedule - Issue No. 68 - Effective 03 Aug 2009