Nonstop flight route between Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands and Laverton, Western Australia, Australia:
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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 Laverton Airport (LVO), Laverton, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,774 miles (or 4,465 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 Laverton 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 Laverton 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: | LVO / YLTN |
| Airport Name: | Laverton Airport |
| Location: | Laverton, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°36'48"S by 122°25'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Laverton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1530 feet (466 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LVO |
| More Information: | LVO Maps & Info |
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- Honiara International Airport, formerly known as Henderson Field, is an airport located on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Laverton Airport (LVO):
- The closest airport to Laverton Airport (LVO) is Murrin Murrin Airport (WUI), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) W of LVO.
- Laverton Airport (LVO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Laverton Airport (LVO) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is located 11,941 miles (19,217 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
