Nonstop flight route between Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands and Olney, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands and Olney Municipal Airport (ONY), Olney, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,218 miles (or 11,617 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) and Olney Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) and Olney Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIR / AGGH |
Airport Name: | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) |
Location: | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°25'41"S by 160°3'16"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIR |
More Information: | HIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONY / KONY |
Airport Name: | Olney Municipal Airport |
Location: | Olney, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°22'5"N by 98°45'29"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ONY |
More Information: | ONY Maps & Info |
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- Because of Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field)'s relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) is Mbambanakira Airport (MBU), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SSW of HIR.
- Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The field was abandoned after the war, but reopened in 1969 as a modernized civilian airport.
- The furthest airport from Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (meaning Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,138 miles (19,533 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
Facts about Olney Municipal Airport (ONY):
- Sign promoting the One-Arm Dove Hunt.
- Located on the Olney school campus at 807 W.
- Olney is located at 33°22′5″N 98°45′29″W / 33.36806°N 98.75806°W / 33.36806.
- Olney Municipal Airport is 3 miles southwest of the city, and includes the Air Tractor company with 270 employees, manufacturing agricultural aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,990 miles (17,687 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Olney Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Olney Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNE of ONY.