# Kwailabesi Airport (KWS / AGKW)

**Kwailabesi Airport** (IATA: KWS, ICAO: AGKW) is a small airport in Kwailabesi, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands. It has one runway, 578 m (1,896 ft) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/agkw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KWS / AGKW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kwailabesi, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands
- Elevation: 16 m / 52 ft
- Coordinates: -8.3605, 160.7751
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 578 m / 1,896 ft
- Time zone: UTC+11 · Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35272116
- Ident: AGKW

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 578 m / 1,896 ft | 20 m / 66 ft | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 578 m / 1,896 ft | =25,846 of 29,858 | #1,984 in Oceania | #29 in SB |
| Elevation | 16 m / 52 ft | =39,086 of 43,403 | =1,769 in Oceania | #9 in SB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =1 in SB |

## Nearby airports

- [MHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/agob.md) Manaoba Airport · 4.8 km / 3.0 mi
- [AKS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/agga.md) Gwaunaru'u Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [ATD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/agat.md) Uru Harbour Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [AFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/agaf.md) Afutara Aerodrome · 94 km / 59 mi
- [FRE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aggf.md) Fera/Maringe Airport · 135 km / 84 mi
- [HIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aggh.md) Honiara International Airport · 143 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/agkw/data