Nonstop flight route between Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands and Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(9°25'41"S by 160°3'16"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°14'57"S by 169°46'17"E)
Distance from HIR to AUY:
989.23 miles (1,592.01 km)
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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 Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY), Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 989 miles (or 1,592 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 relatively short distance between Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) and Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | AUY / NVVA |
| Airport Name: | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport |
| Location: | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°14'57"S by 169°46'17"E |
| Area Served: | Anatom (Aneityum), Taféa, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUY |
| More Information: | AUY Maps & Info |
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.
- 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.
- 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 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 Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY):
- The closest airport to Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) is Futuna Airport (FTA), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNE of AUY.
- The furthest airport from Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) is Tichitt Airport (THI), which is nearly antipodal to Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (meaning Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tichitt Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Tichitt, Mauritania.
- Because of Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Anatom Airport Aneityum 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.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.81 miles (94.65 km) NNE | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 70.99 miles (114.24 km) N | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 101.34 miles (163.09 km) NNW | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 113.87 miles (183.26 km) NNW | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 140.64 miles (226.33 km) SW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 200.09 miles (322.02 km) NNW | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 237.44 miles (382.12 km) NNW | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 245.39 miles (394.92 km) NNW | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 253.73 miles (408.34 km) SW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 10 | 259.61 miles (417.81 km) WSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 11 | 274.39 miles (441.58 km) NNW | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 292.10 miles (470.09 km) NNW | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 300.76 miles (484.03 km) NNW | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 320.57 miles (515.91 km) NNW | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 323.76 miles (521.05 km) W | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,304.11 miles (19,801.50 km) NNW | Tichitt Airport (THI) | Tichitt, Mauritania | |
| 2 | 12,297.08 miles (19,790.18 km) NE | Tidjikja Airport (TIY) | Tidjikja, Mauritania | |
| 3 | 12,253.64 miles (19,720.28 km) E | Atar Airport (ATR) | Atar, Mauritania | |
| 4 | 12,228.02 miles (19,679.04 km) NNE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 5 | 12,224.88 miles (19,673.98 km) N | Tamchakett Airport (THT) | Tamchakett, Mauritania | |
| 6 | 12,209.13 miles (19,648.65 km) NE | Letfotar Airport (MOM) | Moudjeria, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 12,204.77 miles (19,641.63 km) NE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 8 | 12,189.30 miles (19,616.72 km) N | Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO) | Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania | |
| 9 | 12,172.44 miles (19,589.59 km) NNE | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 10 | 12,164.70 miles (19,577.13 km) E | Akjoujt Airport (AJJ) | Akjoujt, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 12,128.10 miles (19,518.24 km) NNW | Timbedra Airport (TMD) | Timbedra, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,121.79 miles (19,508.08 km) NW | Néma Airport (EMN) | Nema, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 12,090.41 miles (19,457.58 km) ENE | Boutilimit Airport (OTL) | Boutilimit, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 12,087.97 miles (19,453.65 km) N | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| 15 | 12,082.60 miles (19,445.02 km) N | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |