Henderson Field | |
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Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II | |
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands | |
Coordinates | 09°25′41″S 160°03′17″E / 9.42806°S 160.05472°E |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
Built by | Japanese Empire (finished by United States) |
Henderson Field is a former military airfield on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, during World War II. Originally built by the Japanese Empire, the conflict over its possession was one of the great battles of the Pacific War. Today it is Honiara International Airport.