Mono Airport
| Mono Airport | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Location | Mono Island |
| Coordinates | 7°24′58″S 155°33′55″E / 7.41611°S 155.56528°E |
Mono Airport is an airport on Mono Island in the Solomon Islands (IATA: MNY, ICAO: AGGO).
Following the Allied invasion of the Northern Solomon Islands on October 25–27, 1943, an airstrip was built on Stirling Island by the 87th Naval Construction Battalion. Stirling 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.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
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