Nonstop flight route between Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands and Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay:
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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 Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY), Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,786 miles (or 14,139 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 Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International 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 Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International 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: | RVY / SURV |
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Location: | Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'27"S by 55°28'33"W |
Area Served: | Rivera |
Elevation: | 712 feet (217 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RVY |
More Information: | RVY Maps & Info |
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- 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.
- 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.
- Henderson Field was named for Marine Major Lofton Henderson, commanding officer of VMSB-241 who was killed in action at the Battle of Midway while leading his squadron into action against the Japanese carrier forces thereby becoming the first Marine aviator to perish during the battle.
- 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.
Facts about Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY):
- Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) is Tacuarembó Airport (TAW), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSW of RVY.
- In addition to being known as "Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport", another name for RVY is "Aeropuerto Internacional Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido".
- Because of Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport's relatively low elevation of 712 feet, planes can take off or land at Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International 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 furthest airport from Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (RVY) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport (meaning Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,289 miles (19,778 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.