Mono Airport

Mono Airport
IATA: MNYICAO: AGGO
Summary
Location Mono Island

Mono Airport is an airport on Mono Island in the Solomon Islands (IATA: MNYICAO: AGGO).

Contents

Airlines and destinations

History

Following the Allied invasion of the Northern Solomon Islands on October 25–27, 1943, an airstrip was built on Stirling Island by the United States Navy 87th Construction battalion. This airfield was then used to support a campaign to neutralize Japanese air power at Rabaul.

Also known as "Coronus Strip", the airfield was used by:

Stirling Airfield is still in use today by the Solomons Airlines.

See also

United States Air Force portal
Military of the United States portal
World War II portal

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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