HIR · Honiara, Solomon Islands
Honiara International Airport.
--:--:-- · SBT (UTC+11:00) · 9.4280° S, 160.0550° E
Honiara International Airport
International airport in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for HIR
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3; ident AGGH; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
tagsa.aero
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Honiara International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
HIR / AGGH
OurAirports ident
AGGH
GPS / local code
AGGH
ISO region
SB-GU
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
tagsa.aero
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q859876
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--SBT · UTC+11:00
Time zone
SBT
Pacific/Guadalcanal · UTC+11:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
12 km
Approximate distance to central Honiara.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Honiara
Languages
English
Currency
SBD ($)
Country area
28,896 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
7,218 ft / 2,200 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1942
Owner / entity
Q859876
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Honiara International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Honiara, Solomon Islands. Honiara's built-up core sits roughly 12 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Pacific/Guadalcanal (UTC+11:00, SBT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Honiara International Airport (HIR / AGGH) is at 9.4280° S, 160.0550° E, elevation 28 ft (9 m), serving Honiara, Solomon Islands.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Honiara is in Solomon Islands (capital Honiara); on Pacific/Guadalcanal (SBT, UTC+11:00); working languages: English; currency: SBD ($).
Distance from central Honiara: 12 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for HIR.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Honiara International Airport (HIR / AGGH)
Honiara International Airport · International airport in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Known label 1
Henderson Field
Alternate airport-name cue retained for HIR, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
AGGH · AGGH · SB-GU
tagsa.aero · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the primary international airport in the country, the second being Munda Airport in Western Province, which serves as its alternate.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for HIR; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located 8 kilometres from the capital, Honiara.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Malango
malango · 385 m from HIR
Solomon Islands · Pacific/Guadalcanal · +0h · population 15,560 · city coordinates -9.4250, 160.0533
2. Panatina
panatina · 5.4 km from HIR
Solomon Islands · Pacific/Guadalcanal · +0h · population 32,712 · city coordinates -9.4322, 160.0061
3. Vura
vura · 7.4 km from HIR
Solomon Islands · Pacific/Guadalcanal · +0h · population 18,753 · city coordinates -9.4420, 159.9888
4. Kola'a
kola-a · 9.4 km from HIR
Solomon Islands · Pacific/Guadalcanal · +0h · population 20,783 · city coordinates -9.4411, 159.9700
5. Honiara
honiara · 12 km from HIR
Solomon Islands · Pacific/Guadalcanal · +0h · population 56,298 · city coordinates -9.4333, 159.9500
6. Tandai
tandai · 12 km from HIR
Solomon Islands · Pacific/Guadalcanal · +0h · population 24,592 · city coordinates -9.4467, 159.9455
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. POM AYPY
Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport · Port Moresby
1408 km from HIR · Pacific/Port_Moresby · -1h · elevation 146 ft (45 m) · airport coordinates -9.4434, 147.2200
2. LAE AYNZ
Nadzab Tomodachi International Airport · Lae
1501 km from HIR · Pacific/Port_Moresby · -1h · elevation 239 ft (73 m) · airport coordinates -6.5680, 146.7265
3. NOU NWWW
La Tontouta International Airport · Nouméa (La Tontouta)
1546 km from HIR · Pacific/Noumea · +0h · elevation 52 ft (16 m) · airport coordinates -22.0146, 166.2130
Route-time reference set
1. HIR-POM
Port Moresby · 1408 km · 2h 37m
Pacific/Port_Moresby · -1h from HIR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. HIR-LAE
Lae · 1501 km · 2h 44m
Pacific/Port_Moresby · -1h from HIR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. HIR-NOU
Nouméa (La Tontouta) · 1546 km · 2h 47m
Pacific/Noumea · +0h from HIR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 7,218 ft / 2,200 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for HIR.
Runway identifiers
06/24
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Country and authority
HIR sits in Solomon Islands (Solomon Islands), whose capital is Honiara. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Oceania, Melanesia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: SBD ($). HIR is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
HIR is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Henderson Field. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the primary international airport in the country, the second being Munda Airport in Western Province, which serves as its alternate. Location cue: It is located 8 kilometres from the capital, Honiara.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q859876 · Honiara International Airport. Administrative area: Guadalcanal Province. Named after: Honiara · Guadalcanal Province
Field and clock profile
Honiara International Airport is a near sea-level field at 28 ft (9 m), positioned at 9.4280° S, 160.0550° E in the Southern deep tropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 7,218 ft / 2,200 m. The airport clock uses Pacific/Guadalcanal (SBT, UTC+11:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Malango is the closest retained city-time anchor at 385 m. POM Port Moresby is the closest retained airport alternative at 1408 km.
Country airport peers
HIR has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
HIR-POM Port Moresby: 1408 km, about 2h 37m, -1h. HIR-LAE Lae: 1501 km, about 2h 44m, -1h. HIR-NOU Nouméa (La Tontouta): 1546 km, about 2h 47m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident AGGH backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. tagsa.aero is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 7,218 ft / 2,200 m
Runway identifiers
06/24
OurAirports classifies HIR as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Honiara.
HIR (AGGH) is a near sea-level field at 28 ft (9 m) in the deep tropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
HIR sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
HIR's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 7,218 ft / 2,200 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for HIR is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at tagsa.aero, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for HIR
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
HIR uses Pacific/Guadalcanal (SBT, UTC+11:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Honiara International Airport is about 12 km from central Honiara; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
POM Port Moresby is the closest retained alternate at 1408 km, time difference -1h.
When source checks matter
tagsa.aero is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place HIR inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
HIR ranks #1 in the curated Solomon Islands airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
HIR has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Pacific/Guadalcanal a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
HIR is 28 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GIG 28 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · HKG 28 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · KIJ 29 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · MGQ 29 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta) · PMI 27 ft (8 m) (1 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
HIR's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are POM 1408 km -1h · LAE 1501 km -1h · NOU 1546 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
Great-circle route between airports with animated plane. Pick a route.
Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Moresby | POM | 1408 km | 2h 37m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Lae | LAE | 1501 km | 2h 44m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Nouméa (La Tontouta) | NOU | 1546 km | 2h 47m | +0h | --:--:-- |
HIR to POM
Port Moresby
Distance 1408 km; estimated travel window 2h 37m; destination zone Pacific/Port_Moresby is -1h from HIR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HIR to LAE
Lae
Distance 1501 km; estimated travel window 2h 44m; destination zone Pacific/Port_Moresby is -1h from HIR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
HIR to NOU
Nouméa (La Tontouta)
Distance 1546 km; estimated travel window 2h 47m; destination zone Pacific/Noumea is +0h from HIR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Honiara is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Honiara is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Honiara International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from HIR, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Malango
malango · 385 m · Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Panatina
panatina · 5.4 km · Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vura
vura · 7.4 km · Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kola'a
kola-a · 9.4 km · Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Honiara
honiara · 12 km · Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tandai
tandai · 12 km · Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nggosi
nggosi · 15 km · Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Honiara International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Port Moresby (POM), Lae (LAE), Nouméa (La Tontouta) (NOU). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 7,218 ft / 2,200 m; identifiers 06/24.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1942.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from HIR. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Port Moresby Jacksons International AirportPOM
Port Moresby · large airport
- Distance
- 1408 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 146 ft (45 m)
Compare against POM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportLAE
Lae · large airport
- Distance
- 1501 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 239 ft (73 m)
Compare against LAE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
La Tontouta International AirportNOU
Nouméa (La Tontouta) · large airport
- Distance
- 1546 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 52 ft (16 m)
Compare against NOU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Honiara International Airport (HIR) in?▾
Honiara International Airport is in the Pacific/Guadalcanal timezone (UTC+11:00, SBT).
What are the codes for Honiara International Airport?▾
Honiara International Airport uses IATA code HIR and ICAO code AGGH.
Where is Honiara International Airport located?▾
Honiara International Airport is located in Honiara, Solomon Islands at coordinates 9.4280° S, 160.0550° E, with an elevation of 28 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the deep tropics).
How far is Honiara International Airport from central Honiara?▾
Honiara International Airport sits roughly 12 km from the nearest mapped city center for Honiara.
Which route reference is most useful from HIR?▾
Port Moresby (POM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 2h 37m, destination timezone Pacific/Port_Moresby, and a -1h difference from HIR.
How many runways does Honiara International Airport have?▾
Honiara International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 7,218 ft / 2,200 m; identifiers include 06/24.