AGKW · KWS
Kwailabesi Airport
Kwailabesi Airport (AGKW / KWS) is a general-aviation airfield serving Kwailabesi, Malaita Province. The field lies at 52 ft (16 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,896 ft (578 m). Its nearest neighbour is Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS), 21 nm SSW.
Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Honiara International Airport (HIR), 77 nm SSW.
Location
- Elevation
- 52 ft (16 m)
- Coordinates
- -8.3605, 160.7751
- Serving
- Kwailabesi
- Region
- Malaita Province
- Time zone
- Pacific/Guadalcanal
Runways1 · longest 1,896 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 08 points 80° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,896 ft578 m | 66 ft | Unknown | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- HIRHoniara International Airport · 77 nm SSW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 1
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.