Choiseul Bay Airport

AGGC · Choiseul, Solomon Islands

About Choiseul Bay Airport

ICAO AGGC
IATA CHY
FIR Honiara FIR
Region Choiseul
Country Solomon Islands
Runways 13/31
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -6.71194, 156.39611   064243S 1562346E
Coordinates (Center) -6.71167, 156.39604   064242S 1562346E
Variation 7.6° E (2024)
Timezone Guadalcanal (+11 h)
Local time May 3, 2024 12:38

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
13 148° 140° 660 m 25 m Sand -6.7150 156.3982
31 328° 320° -6.7083 156.3939

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Choiseul Bay Airport

Choiseul Bay Airport is a small airport in Choiseul, Solomon Islands. The airport is located at latitude -6.71167 and longitude 156.39604. The airport has one runway: 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is AGGC. The airport's IATA code is CHY. Nearby other airfields are Ballalae Airport, Oria Airport, Buin Airport, Basikuna Airstrip and Aropa Airport.

Choiseul Bay Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Honiara International Airport, which is 503 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Honiara.

Choiseul Bay Airport is in the timezone of Pacific/Guadalcanal. Difference with UTC is +11 h. Today the sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 18:27. This applies to Choiseul Bay Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +11 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Ballalae Airport AGGE 64 km 241°
Oria Airport PG-0224 71 km 282°
Buin Airport PG-0288 79 km 268°
Basikuna Airstrip PG-0073 84 km 290°
Aropa Airport AYIQ 87 km 301°
Geva Airport AGEV 99 km 167°
Arawa Airport PG-0259 106 km 300°
Tonu Airport AYVO 107 km 273°
Mono Airport AGGO 120 km 229°

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