Barakoma Airport – VEV Barakoma
Barakoma Airport is a small civil airport located in Barakoma on the island of Vella Lavella in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands.
Best Time to Visit
Barakoma Airport is the nearest airport for popular destinations like Port Moresby, Kimbe, Tufi, Kokopo, Port Lautour, Abatouwai, Mossman, Kuranda, Kamma, Hockley, Helenvale, Daintree, Cooktown, and Wujal Wjual. It is also relatively close to Gizo, the capital of the Western Province, 16 miles away. Other places within the wide vicinity of Barakoma Airport are Arawa, Auki, Buala, Buka, Honiara, Taro, and Tulagi.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Some of the accommodation options in Barakoma Airport’s destinations are Heritage Park Hotel about 245 miles away from the airport, Kimbe Bay Hotel 478 miles from VEV, and Tufi Dive Resort 509 miles off. In Gizo, travelers can stay at Imagination Island or Rekona Lodge, which are both in the vicinity of Mount Veve. There is also Oravae Cottage off Gizo, or the three-star Fatboys Resort on Mbambanga Island.
Some of Barakoma’s neighboring airports are Nusatupe Airport 17 miles (27 kilometers) away, Geva Airport with a distance of 24 miles (40 kilometers), Ringi Cove Airport 33 miles (54 kilometers), Munda Airport 48 miles (77 kilometers), Ramata Airport 66 miles (107 kilometers), Kagau Island Airport 72 miles (117 kilometers), and Viru Harbour Airstrip 78 miles (126 kilometers) away.
