Nonstop flight route between Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom and Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coventry Airport (CVT), Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom and Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,294 miles (or 14,957 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 Coventry 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 Coventry 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: | CVT / EGBE |
| Airport Name: | Coventry Airport |
| Location: | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°22'21"N by 1°28'46"W |
| Area Served: | Coventry |
| Operator/Owner: | Patriot Aviation Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 267 feet (81 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CVT |
| More Information: | CVT 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 Coventry Airport (CVT):
- Because of Coventry Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Coventry 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 Coventry Airport (CVT) is Birmingham Airport (BHX), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of CVT.
- The furthest airport from Coventry Airport (CVT) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,855 miles (19,078 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Coventry Airport is located 3 NM south southeast of Coventry city centre, in the village of Baginton, Warwickshire, England, and about 0.5 miles outside Coventry boundaries.
- Pope John Paul II visited the airport on 30 May 1982 as part of his six-day visit to Britain.
- Coventry Airport (CVT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In May 2009, Coventry Airport was put up for sale.
- Coventry Airport handled 167 passengers last year.
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- The field was abandoned after the war, but reopened in 1969 as a modernized civilian airport.
- 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.
- Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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.
