Marau Airport | |||||||||||
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| Operator | Solomon Airlines | ||||||||||
| Serves | None (Serves the island of marau) | ||||||||||
| Location | Marau, Solomon Islands | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°51′42″S160°49′30″E / 9.86167°S 160.82500°E | ||||||||||
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Marau Airport is an airport on Marau Sound Island in the Solomon Islands it is served by solomon airlines services to Honiara.( IATA : RUS, ICAO : AGGU).
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Solomon Airlines | Honiara |
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