Nonstop flight route between Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia and Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Long Banga Airport (LBP), Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia and Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,192 miles (or 5,137 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 Long Banga 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 Long Banga 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: | LBP / |
Airport Name: | Long Banga Airport |
Location: | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°10'58"N by 115°27'0"E |
Area Served: | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 750 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBP |
More Information: | LBP 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 Long Banga Airport (LBP):
- The furthest airport from Long Banga Airport (LBP) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Banga Airport (meaning Long Banga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Because of Long Banga Airport's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Banga 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.
- Long Banga Airport (LBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Long Banga Airport (LBP) is Long Lellang Airport (LGL), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of LBP.
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- Control of the airstrip was the focus of months of fighting in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.
- Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Honiara International Airport, formerly known as Henderson Field, is an airport located on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands.
- 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.
- 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.