Munda Airport
Munda Airport
Munda International Airport (IATA: MUA, ICAO: AGGM) is an international airport adjacent to the town of Munda, Western Province in Solomon Islands. Originally built by Japanese forces during World War II and further developed by the U. S. Naval Construction Battalions 24 and 73 following its capture. After the war, the airfield became a commercial airport for regional flights. In 2013, a US$20 million New Zealand government aid and development project significantly modernized and repaired the air strip, which was in disrepair. The upgrade included the removal of a large amount of unexploded ordnance left behind by vacating Japanese and US forces. In 2019, $6 million in further upgrades were funded by the New Zealand government in order to upgrade the airport to international standards, allowing the airport to receive international flights. The main economic purpose of the upgrade is to serve as an alternate field for international flights to Honiara International Airport, significantly reducing the fuel load and improving the economics of the flight. For example, prior to the Munda upgrade, a flight from Brisbane to Honiara had to carry sufficient fuel to return to Brisbane because that was the nearest viable alternate. In 2023, a new international terminal building was opened. In 2024, the airport saw its first international flights from Brisbane.
Location
8.328°S, 157.263°E · 3 m s. n. m. (10 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Flight information
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
Airlines operating here · 1
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Munda Airport (MUA). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MUA
MLA
“Munda Airport (MUA).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MUA. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Munda Airport (MUA).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MUA.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Munda Airport (MUA). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MUA (Accessed: 24 October 2026).
BibTeX
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title = {{Munda Airport (MUA)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MUA},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MUA}},
urldate = {2026-10-24},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}Wikipedia
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