Nonstop flight route between Diebougou, Burkina Faso and Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diébougou Airport (XDE), Diebougou, Burkina Faso and Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,297 miles (or 18,180 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 Diébougou 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 Diébougou 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: | XDE / DFOU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°56'53"N by 3°14'59"W | 
| Area Served: | Diébougou | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 984 feet (300 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XDE | 
| More Information: | XDE 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 Diébougou Airport (XDE):
- The furthest airport from Diébougou Airport (XDE) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Diébougou Airport (meaning Diébougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,201 miles (19,635 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Because of Diébougou Airport's relatively low elevation of 984 feet, planes can take off or land at Diébougou 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 closest airport to Diébougou Airport (XDE) is Gaoua Airport (XGA), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) S of XDE.
- Diébougou Airport (XDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Diébougou Airport", another name for XDE is "Diébougou Airport (Diébougou)".
Facts about Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR):
- Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The field was abandoned after the war, but reopened in 1969 as a modernized civilian airport.




