Nonstop flight route between Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil and Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands:
Departure Airport:
(12°41'39"S by 60°5'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°25'41"S by 160°3'16"E)
Distance from BVH to HIR:
9,285.71 miles (14,943.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil and Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,286 miles (or 14,944 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 Brigadeiro Camarão Airport and Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field), 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 Brigadeiro Camarão Airport and Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVH / SBVH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°41'39"S by 60°5'49"W |
| Area Served: | Vilhena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2018 feet (615 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVH |
| More Information: | BVH Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH):
- In addition to being known as "Brigadeiro Camarão Airport", another name for BVH is "Aeroporto Brigadeiro Camarão".
- The furthest airport from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) is Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU), which is nearly antipodal to Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (meaning Brigadeiro Camarão Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Francisco B. Reyes Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Coron, Palawan, Philippines.
- The closest airport to Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is located 129 miles (208 kilometers) NE of BVH.
- Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- Control of the airstrip was the focus of months of fighting in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
- 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.
- 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.
- The field was abandoned after the war, but reopened in 1969 as a modernized civilian airport.
- Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 129.03 miles (207.65 km) NE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil |     |
| 2 | 172.85 miles (278.17 km) NW | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 175.35 miles (282.19 km) NNE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 197.68 miles (318.14 km) NNE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 198.37 miles (319.25 km) ENE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 262.09 miles (421.79 km) WSW | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 271.02 miles (436.16 km) SSW | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 275.23 miles (442.94 km) W | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 303.27 miles (488.06 km) SW | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 333.66 miles (536.97 km) NE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 11 | 335.81 miles (540.43 km) SE | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 355.25 miles (571.72 km) WSW | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 366.53 miles (589.87 km) WSW | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 377.31 miles (607.22 km) NW | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 15 | 377.85 miles (608.09 km) WNW | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.05 miles (19,947.84 km) NNW | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,377.65 miles (19,919.85 km) NW | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,356.29 miles (19,885.47 km) WNW | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,355.24 miles (19,883.79 km) N | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,328.61 miles (19,840.93 km) NNE | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,299.45 miles (19,794.00 km) WNW | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,295.91 miles (19,788.31 km) NNW | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,290.72 miles (19,779.94 km) NNW | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,289.59 miles (19,778.13 km) N | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,288.41 miles (19,776.24 km) WNW | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,287.40 miles (19,774.60 km) NNW | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,287.27 miles (19,774.40 km) W | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,259.10 miles (19,729.05 km) NNW | Clark International Airport (CRK) | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,255.63 miles (19,723.47 km) WNW | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,245.44 miles (19,707.07 km) NW | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.52 miles (42.68 km) SSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 61.53 miles (99.02 km) WNW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 63.09 miles (101.53 km) ENE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 66.11 miles (106.40 km) NE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 75.68 miles (121.80 km) ENE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 96.90 miles (155.95 km) NNW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 130.62 miles (210.22 km) S | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 134.36 miles (216.23 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 143.95 miles (231.67 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 205.17 miles (330.18 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 222.28 miles (357.73 km) NW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 236.44 miles (380.51 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 312.80 miles (503.41 km) NW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 330.88 miles (532.50 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 336.85 miles (542.10 km) WNW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,137.56 miles (19,533.46 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,129.23 miles (19,520.06 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 3 | 12,107.52 miles (19,485.12 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,099.23 miles (19,471.77 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 12,086.50 miles (19,451.28 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,037.25 miles (19,372.04 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,034.09 miles (19,366.95 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 8 | 12,022.94 miles (19,349.00 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,017.73 miles (19,340.61 km) NW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,005.10 miles (19,320.28 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 11 | 11,998.15 miles (19,309.11 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 12 | 11,987.80 miles (19,292.45 km) NNE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,983.75 miles (19,285.94 km) NNE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,972.81 miles (19,268.33 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 11,966.04 miles (19,257.43 km) W | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |