Manaoba Airport guide

Manaoba Airport serves Manaoba Island and the north east of Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands. The airstrip sits close to sea level, at an elevation of 14 feet, and has an unsealed runway surface. Lion Heart Construction Company completed the airfield in 2015.

The airport stayed closed to commercial traffic for some time because of a dispute among landowners. Landowning members of four tribes signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the government on 19 October 2017 to open it, and Solomon Airlines began scheduled flights with a Dash 8 in July 2018. A later landowner dispute interrupted service: Solomon Airlines cancelled services in April 2022 and announced they would resume from 11 July 2022.

Solomon Airlines links the airfield with Honiara, with some services routed through Auki. Twin Otter aircraft are used on the route. Transfers from the airstrip are by boat, arranged in advance. Confirm the current flight schedule with the airline before travel.