Honiara International Airport

Honiara International Airport
(formerly Henderson Field)

Solomon Airlines Airbus A320-211 at Honiara Airport in 2012

IATA: HIR – ICAO: AGGH

Summary

Airport type

Civilian

Location

Guadalcanal

Elevation AMSL

28 ft / 9 m

Coordinates

09°25′41″S 160°03′17″E / 9.42806°S 160.05472°ECoordinates: 09°25′41″S 160°03′17″E / 9.42806°S 160.05472°E

Map

HIR

Location of the airport in Solomon Islands

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
06/24	7,218	2,200	Asphalt

For the military history of the airport, see Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)

Honiara International Airport (IATA: HIR, ICAO: AGGH), formerly known as Henderson Field, is an airport located on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands. It is the only international airport in the Solomon Islands and is located 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the capital Honiara.

History

Further information: Battle for Henderson Field

In 1942 the airfield was under construction by the Imperial Japanese Navy when captured by American forces, who went on to complete it. Control of the airstrip was the focus of months of fighting in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.

Henderson Field was named for Marine Major Lofton Henderson, commanding officer of VMSB-241 who was killed in action at the Battle of Midway while leading his squadron into action against the Japanese carrier forces thereby becoming the first Marine aviator to perish during the battle.

The field was abandoned after the war, but reopened in 1969 as a modernized civilian airport. The airport is capable of accommodating Boeing 737s.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal
Air Niugini	Nadi, Port Moresby	International
Fiji Airways	Nadi, Port Vila^[1]	International
Nauru Airlines	Brisbane, Nauru	International
Solomon Airlines	Brisbane, Nadi, Port Vila, Sydney	International
Solomon Airlines	Afutara, Arona, Atoifi, Auki, Bellona, Fera, Gizo, Jajao, Kagau, Kirakira, Marau, Ramata, Seghe, Suavanao^[2]	Domestic
Virgin Australia	Brisbane	International

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines	Brisbane, Cairns
Pacific Air Express	Brisbane

References

↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/01/16/fj-hir-feb15/
↑ Solomon Airlines Schedule https://content.engage.co.nz/Organizations/FlySolomons/sm_Assets/Schedule/SolomonsSchedule1.pdf

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Honiara International Airport.

Airport information for AGGH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.

Honiara

Suburbs and villages (West to East)	Kakabona Water Pump White River Upper Tasahe Tandai Nggosi Rove Mbumburu Town Ground Mbokona Point Cruz Skyline Tuvaruhu Vuhokesa Chinatown Namoliki East Kola'a Ridge Naha Ferakusia Bahai Centre Kola'ale Mount Austen Fishing Village/Kukum Vura Gilbert Camp Panatina Jackson Ridge Ranadi Baranaba Nggeukama Golf Course Panatina Creek Burns Creek King George King George Creek Lungga Point Lungga Betikama Lungga Plantation Sun Valley NZ Camp Guadacanal Resort Henderson West Bloody Ridge Henderson Central Henderson East

Geography	Matanikau River Lunga River

Landmarks	Cathedral Church of St Barnabas Guadalcanal American Memorial Honiara Botanic Gardens Henderson Airport Honiara Hotel Honiara International Airport Honiara Solomon Islands College of Higher Education Parliament House Lawson Tama Stadium Red House University of the South Pacific Solomon Islands Woodford International School

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