Airport guide
Honiara International AirportIATA code HIR
Honiara International Airport (HIR/AGGH) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Honiara, Solomon Islands in Oceania. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Honiara, Solomon Islands
- Codes
- HIR · AGGH
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Region
- Oceania
Honiara International Airport (HIR/AGGH) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Honiara, Solomon Islands in Oceania. Operating on Pacific/Guadalcanal local time at coordinates -9.430°, 160.050°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Honiara International Airport (HIR) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Honiara, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Honiara International Airport details
- IATA code
- HIR
- ICAO code
- AGGH
- City
- Honiara
- Country
- Solomon Islands
- Region
- Oceania
- Time zone
- Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates
- -9.428°, 160.055°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Honiara International Airport’s own pages.
HIR airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 9 m (28 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Marau Airport RUS · 97 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at HIR
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway, lit. The runway 06/24: 2,200 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,200 m7,218 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
Routes from HIR
Originfacts does not track any routes from HIR yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at HIR
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names HIR, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where HIR is
12 km east
Honiara International Airport lies 12 km east of Honiara city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at HIR
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Honiara, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Honiara International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:tagsa.aero (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Honiara
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
Honiara International Airport: common questions
Where is Honiara International Airport?
Honiara International Airport serves Honiara, Solomon Islands. Its coordinates in OurAirports are -9.428°, 160.055°.
What are the airport codes for Honiara International Airport?
The IATA code is HIR and the ICAO code is AGGH.
What time zone is HIR in?
Honiara International Airport is in the Pacific/Guadalcanal time zone.
What is the official website of Honiara International Airport?
The airport’s official website is tagsa.aero. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Honiara International Airport have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at HIR: 06/24 (2,200 m (7,218 ft), asphalt).
When did Honiara International Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1942 as its official opening date.
Which airlines have a hub at HIR?
Wikidata lists HIR as a hub of Solomon Airlines.
How far is HIR from Honiara city centre?
Honiara International Airport is about 12 km east of Honiara city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Honiara International Airport?
OurAirports gives HIR’s elevation as 9 m (28 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Honiara International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q859876 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)