Honiara International Airport

IATA HIRICAO AGGHLarge airport

Honiara International Airport is a large airport near Honiara in Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands. It is listed as IATA HIR and ICAO AGGH. The airport is located at -9.4280° / 160.0550° at an elevation of 9 m (28 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,200 m. The nearest airport is Tulaghi Heliport, 37 km (23 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Honiara International Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Honiara International Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`HIR`
ICAO code	`AGGH`
Identifier	`AGGH`
Type	Large airport
City	Honiara
Region	Guadalcanal Province
Country	Solomon Islands
Coordinates	-9.42800, 160.05499
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	9° 25′ 40.80″ S 160° 03′ 17.97″ E
Elevation	9 m (28 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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