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Crew Change or Commercial Operations In

SBHIR

Honiara, Guadalcanal Island

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Top 3 Nearby Airports

(HIR) international

(GZO) nusatupe

(MUA) munda

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Visa Information

Learn up-to-date visa requirements for over 150+ nationalities.

  • Travel is allowed with restrictions for vaccinated travelers
  • Mandatory COVID-19 test after arrival
  • Quarantine may be required
  • Proof of negative pre-departure COVID-19 test results is required
  • Mandatory proof of vaccination for Solomon Islands
  • Masks are recommended in public
  • No visa required

Port Restrictions

  • Crew change requirements for Honiara
  • Agents recommend looking at Fiji or New Caledonia which are better options for crew change as flights into and out of Honiara are difficult to obtain. Flights are usually via Brisbane (which will require Australian Transit Visa for many nationalities) or via Fiji which only operate two days per week.

Flight Restrictions

  • Until 27 November 2022
  • Passengers must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 4 weeks before arrival.
  • Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covovax, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac.
    • This does not apply to
      • nationals of the Solomon Isl. with a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival;
      • passengers younger than 12 years with a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival.
  • Effective 28 November 2022
    • Passengers must obtain a travel authorization at https://solomons.govtas.com/. They must upload
      • a vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 4 weeks before arrival. Vaccines accepted are AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), CanSinoBIO (Convidecia), Covaxin, Covovax, Covishield, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm (BIBP) and Sinovac; or
      • a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure from the first embarkation point; or
      • a COVID-19 recovery certificate issued at most 3 months before departure from the first embarkation point. Â
      • This does not apply to nationals and residents of Solomon Isl.
    • Airlines can verify the travel authorization at https://solomons.govtas.com/check-application or on the...
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