Choiseul Bay Airport

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Choiseul Bay Airport
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Airport typePublic
Location Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands
Coordinates 06°42′43″S156°23′46″E / 6.71194°S 156.39611°E / -6.71194; 156.39611 Coordinates: 06°42′43″S156°23′46″E / 6.71194°S 156.39611°E / -6.71194; 156.39611
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Choiseul Bay Airport
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Choiseul Bay Airport( IATA : CHY [1] , ICAO : AGGC [2] ) is an airport at Choiseul Bay on Taro Island, part of the Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands.

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The airport has scheduled flights provided by Solomon Airlines, using DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft. [3] [4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Solomon Airlines Gizo [3] [4] [5]

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Chy or CHY may refer to:

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References

  1. Accident history for Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) at Aviation Safety Network
  2. Airport information for Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands (AGGC / CHY) at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. 1 2 Solomon Airlines
  4. 1 2 Solomon Airlines Northern Summer Schedule – Issue No. 68 – Effective 3 Aug 2009 [ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Domestic Route Map". Solomon Airlines. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2007.