| Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) |
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| Aerial view of aircraft wrecks at Henderson Field in 1942/43 with some wrecked Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats visible in the lower part of the picture, and some Douglas SBD Dauntless | |||
| IATA: HIR – ICAO: AGGH
HIR
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Location | Guadalcanal | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 28 ft / 9 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 7,218 | 2,200 | Asphalt |
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 eight kilometers 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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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Niugini | Nadi, Port Moresby |
| Air Pacific | Nadi, Port Vila |
| Air Vanuatu | Port Vila |
| Our Airline | Brisbane, Nauru, Tarawa |
| 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], Port Moresby [resumes 26 March], Ramata, Rennell, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, Seghe, Suavanao, Yandina[1] |
| Solomon Airlines operated by Strategic Airlines[2] | Brisbane |
| Virgin Australia | Brisbane |
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| HeavyLift Cargo Airlines | Brisbane, Cairns |