Honiara International Airport
| Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) |
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| Aerial view of aircraft wrecks at Henderson Field in 1942/43 with wrecked Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats and Douglas SBD Dauntless visible in the lower part of the picture | |||
IATA: HIR – ICAO: AGGH
 HIR
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Location | Guadalcanal | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 28 ft / 9 m | ||
| Coordinates | 09°25′40.8″S 160°03′17.24″E / 9.428°S 160.0547889°ECoordinates: 09°25′40.8″S 160°03′17.24″E / 9.428°S 160.0547889°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 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 (5.0 mi) from the capital Honiara.
Control of the airstrip was the focus of months of fighting in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II. In 1942 the airfield was under construction by the Imperial Japanese Army when captured by American forces.
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 airport is capable of accommodating Boeing 767s.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Niugini | Nadi, Port Moresby |
| Air Pacific | Nadi, Port Vila |
| Air Vanuatu | Port Vila |
| Solomon Airlines | Afutara, Arona, Atoifi, Auki, Avuavu, Ballalae, Batuna, Bellona, Choiseul Bay, Fera, Gatokae, Gizo, Jajao, Kagau, Kirakira, Marau, Mono, Munda, Nadi [resumes 26 March 2012], Port Moresby [resumes 26 March 2012], Ramata, Rennell, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, Seghe, Suavanao, Yandina[1] |
| Solomon Airlines operated by Strategic Airlines[2] | Brisbane |
| Virgin Australia | Brisbane |
[edit] Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| HeavyLift Cargo Airlines | Brisbane, Cairns |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Solomon Airlines Schedule https://content.engage.co.nz/Organizations/FlySolomons/sm_Assets/Schedule/SolomonsSchedule1.pdf
- ^ "Home | News". Fly Solomons. http://www.flysolomons.com/Default.aspx?section=Home&page=News. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
[edit] External links
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- Airport information for AGGH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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