Do you handle dangerous goods out of the Solomon Islands?

Yes. Full IATA DGR-compliant charter for Class 1 through Class 9 cargo, including documentation, segregation, packaging review and apron handling door-to-door.

Can you support resources and project cargo?

Yes. Aviall regularly arranges crew-rotation and project cargo charter for mining, forestry and infrastructure operators across the Solomon Islands.

Do you fly cargo into outer-island strips?

Yes. Turboprop and light-freighter charter is arranged from Honiara into Munda, Gizo, Auki and outer-island airstrips.

What does a Solomon Islands cargo charter cost?

It depends on which aircraft fits, how far it flies, what it carries and when. Regional 737F sectors typically start in the low six figures USD; widebody intercontinental and outsize charter sit in higher brackets. We price what you are actually asking for, usually back the same hour.

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Cargo Charter Solomon Islands: Freighter, AOG and Project Cargo via HIR

Full freighter charter and project cargo from Honiara, IATA Dangerous Goods, AOG, time-critical, humanitarian and outsize missions across the South Pacific and beyond.

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Solomons-wide

Coverage

24/7

Cargo desk

Outsize

Capability

<60 min

Quote turnaround

Air charter, door-to-door

Honiara is the Solomon Islands' primary cargo gateway and the natural staging point for time-critical and project freight across the country and the wider Melanesian region. Aviall arranges full-aircraft cargo charter from HIR using whichever freighter fits the shipment, regional turboprops and narrowbodies for short outer-island and intra-Pacific sectors, widebody freighters for intercontinental work, and AN-124 / IL-76 for genuine outsize project moves.

Aviall arranges passenger and group charter, fixed-wing medevac and cargo charter sized to the mission, not to a fixed fleet. Aircraft options inside the hour, written quote with a wheels-up window, and a single point of accountability from booking to landing.

Primary airports

Which airframe fits determines the airports and staging hubs available.

Honiara (HIR/AGGH), primary cargo gateway; jet and widebody freighter capability
Munda, Gizo, Auki and provincial strips for outer-island and resources cargo
Resources and project airstrips supporting mining, forestry and infrastructure work

Use cases

Charter demand from the Solomon Islands is driven by resources and infrastructure projects, dispersed-island supply chains, time-critical AOG lanes serving regional aviation, and humanitarian and disaster-response work across Melanesia.

AOG and time-critical aircraft and industrial parts inbound to Honiara and outbound to regional MROs
Resources and project cargo for mining, forestry and infrastructure work across the country
Outer-island and provincial supply-chain charter from Honiara
Dangerous goods (IATA DGR) movements that scheduled freighters cannot or will not accept
Humanitarian, disaster-response and government cargo across the South Pacific
Live animals, perishables and temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals on dedicated lift

Network, related pages

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What this looks like in practice

HIR widebody freight

777F, 747F and A330F charter through Honiara for intercontinental general and project cargo.

Pacific regional

ATR-72F and 737F charter for short-haul intra-Pacific and outer-island sectors.

Resources cargo

Project and crew-rotation cargo for Solomon Islands mining and infrastructure operators.

AOG response

Time-critical AOG charter into and out of HIR for airline and MRO operators.

Humanitarian

Disaster-response and humanitarian cargo charter staged through Honiara.

DG & temperature

IATA Dangerous Goods, temperature-controlled pharma and high-value cargo door-to-door.

Urgent charter? Our ops desk is staffed 24/7.

Aircraft options within the hour and a written quote with an indicative wheels-up window.

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Mission examples · Illustrative

What this looks like in operation

Representative mission profiles drawn from recurring work. Identifying details, operators, hospitals, routes, aircraft tail numbers, are intentionally omitted.

Heavy lift · Project cargo

Outsize mining component into a remote regional strip

An ASX-listed resources operator faced a stalled processing line waiting on a single oversized component too large for any scheduled freighter. Aviall sourced an outsize main-deck nose-loader, completed pavement and load-spread checks at the regional destination, and coordinated road movement permits at both ends.

Outcome

Component on site inside 72 hours of first call; production line restart same week.

AOG · Time critical

Replacement engine to a wide-body grounded overseas

A major carrier had a wide-body grounded at a foreign hub, awaiting a replacement engine sitting in a domestic MRO. Aviall positioned a freighter to the MRO, coordinated dangerous goods documentation for the engine and stand, and held a flight-following bridge with the airline's tech ops cell door-to-door.

Outcome

Engine wheels-up inside 14 hours of release; aircraft returned to service the next operational day.

Pharma · Cool chain

Temperature-controlled biologics on a single-shipper aircraft

A global health programme required a high-value biologics consignment moved on a controlled cool-chain into the Asia-Pacific without consolidation risk. Aviall chartered a freighter dedicated to the shipment, with active containers, written ramp-time targets, and continuous data-logger oversight.

Outcome

Zero temperature excursions; chain-of-custody documentation closed within 24 hours of landing.

Dangerous goods

Class 1 movement refused by scheduled carriers

A government end user needed a Class 1 consignment moved on a tight window after scheduled carriers declined the booking. Aviall identified an operator approved for the class, completed the DG paperwork, NOTOC and security plan, and ran a single-shipper rotation under a controlled handling regime.

Outcome

Movement completed inside the customer's window with full regulatory close-out.

Humanitarian · Surge

Multi-rotation airlift after a regional disaster

Following a sudden-onset disaster in the wider region, an aid consortium needed shelter, water and medical kit moved on consecutive days into a damaged airfield with reduced services. Aviall built a rotation plan around aircraft suited to the strip and pre-positioned ground handling support.

Outcome

Sustained airlift maintained across consecutive days without diversion.

Perishables

Seasonal export window into Asia

A premium agri-export business required a single-shipper rotation during a tight harvest window when scheduled belly capacity was full. Aviall chartered a freighter sized to the volume and held a slot pattern at the destination customs gateway across the season.

Outcome

Full season's volume cleared without missed shelf dates at the destination market.

Specialised capability

Related services and locations

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Adjacent Melanesian cargo network.

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Cargo Charter (Service)

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Emergency Air Charter

Time-critical AOG and emergency cargo response.

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Heavy Lift Cargo Charter

Outsize and heavy-lift project cargo capability.

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Quick reference

Primary airport

Honiara (HIR/AGGH)

Smallest practical freighter

ATR-72F / 737F regional

Largest practical freighter

AN-124 outsize with prior coordination

Quote turnaround

Typically under 60 minutes from enquiry

Wheels-up time

From 6-12 hours regional, 12-48 hours intercontinental

Operations desk

24/7, every day of the year

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

For positioned aircraft, wheels-up in six to twelve hours from confirmed booking is realistic for regional sectors. Intercontinental widebody and outsize work typically requires twelve to forty-eight hours for permits, slots and positioning.

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Why operators, brokers and end clients keep calling back

Credibility built on operational discipline, not marketing

"Quote came back inside the hour with two aircraft options, written wheels-up windows and the cost-versus-time trade-off laid out. That is what we expect and rarely get."

, Project logistics manager · Resources sector

"Documentation, NOTOCs and DG paperwork were closed before we'd finished briefing our customer. No back-and-forth, no surprises at the ramp."

, Senior freight forwarder · Global 3PL

"They run the mission like an operator, not like a broker. That distinction matters when the cargo is heavy, the route is hard and the clock is real."

, Charter broker · International network

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