AirportsHoniara International Airport is a large airport serving Honiara, in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HIR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HIR
- ICAO code
- AGGH
- City
- Honiara
- State or region
- Guadalcanal Province
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.4280° S, 160.0550° E
- Elevation
- 9 m (28 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HIR means Honiara International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: AGGH. ICAO codes that begin with A belong to the western South Pacific. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.4280° S, 160.0550° E. It stands 9 metres (28 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Pacific/Guadalcanal, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Honiara International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,200 metres (7,218 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 18 airports of Solomon Islands on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,200 m 7,218 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marau AirportMarau | RUS | 97 km |
| Yandina AirportYandina | XYA | 99 km |
| Gwaunaru'u AirportAuki | AKS | 106 km |
| Manaoba AirportManaoba | MHM | 147 km |
| Fera/Maringe AirportFera Island | FRE | 156 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,830 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,057 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,922 km | 14 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 15,014 km | 18 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,706 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,823 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,322 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,435 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 2,873 km | 4 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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