Honiara International Airport
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Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) | |||||||||||
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Solomon Airlines Airbus A320-211 at Honiara Airport in 2012 | |||||||||||
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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°E | ||||||||||
Website | honiarainternational | ||||||||||
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- 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 on Guadalcanal Island in the nation of Solomon Islands. It is the only international airport in the country and is located 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the capital Honiara.
History
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 Battle for Henderson Field during the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II.
Henderson Field was named for Marine Major Lofton Henderson, commanding officer of VMSB-241 who was the first Marine aviator killed in action at the Battle of Midway while leading his squadron in an attack against Japanese carrier forces.
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 |
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Air Niugini | Nadi, Port Moresby |
Fiji Airways | Nadi, Port Vila[1] |
Nauru Airlines | Brisbane, Nauru |
Solomon Airlines | Afutara, Arona, Atoifi, Auki, Bellona, Brisbane, Fera, Gizo, Kagau, Kirakira, Marau, Nadi, Port Vila, Ramata, Seghe, Suavanao, Sydney, Tarawa |
Virgin Australia | Brisbane |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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HeavyLift Cargo Airlines | Brisbane, Cairns |
Pacific Air Express | Brisbane |
References
- ^ 2018, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Fiji Airways Resumes Solomon Islands Service from Feb 2015".
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External links
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