Nonstop flight route between Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands and Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(9°25'41"S by 160°3'16"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°47'40"S by 60°28'49"W)
Distance from HIR to PRA:
8,528.25 miles (13,724.85 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 General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,528 miles (or 13,725 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 General Justo José de Urquiza 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 General Justo José de Urquiza 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: | PRA / SAAP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°47'40"S by 60°28'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 243 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRA |
| More Information: | PRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- 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 known as Henderson Field, is an airport located on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.
- 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 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.
- Control of the airstrip was the focus of months of fighting in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
Facts about General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA):
- In addition to being known as "General Justo José de Urquiza Airport", another name for PRA is "Aeropuerto de Entre Ríos "General Justo José de Urquiza"".
- The closest airport to General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) is Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) SSW of PRA.
- General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) is Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX), which is nearly antipodal to General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (meaning General Justo José de Urquiza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Changzhou Benniu Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
- Because of General Justo José de Urquiza Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at General Justo José de Urquiza 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 | 78.65 miles (126.57 km) SSW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 2 | 137.54 miles (221.35 km) SE | Gualeguaychú Airport (GHU) | Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 3 | 146.91 miles (236.43 km) ESE | Tydeo Larre Borges International Airport (PDU) | Paysandú, Paysandú, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 148.85 miles (239.54 km) E | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 150.23 miles (241.77 km) ENE | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 6 | 158.16 miles (254.54 km) NNW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 7 | 184.81 miles (297.42 km) NNE | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 8 | 191.86 miles (308.76 km) S | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 198.33 miles (319.18 km) ENE | Monte Caseros Airport (MCS) | Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 10 | 203.96 miles (328.24 km) NE | Curuzú Cuatiá Airport (UZU) | Curuzú Cuatiá, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 11 | 213.78 miles (344.05 km) SSE | San Fernando Airport (FDO) | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 222.03 miles (357.32 km) W | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 13 | 225.20 miles (362.42 km) SSE | Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 227.95 miles (366.86 km) NE | Mercedes Airport (MDX) | Mercedes, Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 15 | 237.39 miles (382.05 km) SSE | Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) | Ezeiza (near Buenos Aires), Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,419.76 miles (19,987.62 km) WNW | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 2 | 12,397.99 miles (19,952.58 km) E | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 3 | 12,382.59 miles (19,927.80 km) NNW | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 4 | 12,379.41 miles (19,922.67 km) WNW | Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) | Wuxi/Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 5 | 12,373.23 miles (19,912.74 km) NW | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 6 | 12,322.11 miles (19,830.46 km) WNW | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) | Shanghai, China | |
| 7 | 12,317.29 miles (19,822.71 km) NNW | Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ) | Yancheng, Jiangsu, China | |
| 8 | 12,315.84 miles (19,820.38 km) NNW | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 9 | 12,306.33 miles (19,805.08 km) E | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 10 | 12,306.31 miles (19,805.04 km) ENE | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 11 | 12,298.13 miles (19,791.87 km) N | Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 12,294.79 miles (19,786.50 km) WNW | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Shanghai, People's Republic of China | |
| 13 | 12,289.21 miles (19,777.52 km) ENE | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 14 | 12,268.51 miles (19,744.21 km) ENE | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 12,264.80 miles (19,738.23 km) N | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |