Nonstop flight route between Assam, India and Tegucigalpa, Honduras:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lilabari Airport (IXI), Assam, India and Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,578 miles (or 15,414 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Lilabari Airport and Toncontín International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Lilabari Airport and Toncontín International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lilabari Airport (IXI):

• Because of Lilabari Airport's relatively low elevation of 330 feet, planes can take off or land at Lilabari Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Lilabari Airport (IXI) is Ziro Airport (ZER), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NW of IXI.
• In addition to being known as "Lilabari Airport", other names for IXI include "लीलाबारी हवाई अड्डे" and "লীলাবাৰী বিমানবন্দৰ".
• The furthest airport from Lilabari Airport (IXI) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,527 miles (18,552 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• Lilabari Airport (IXI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):

• Historically, larger aircraft have occasionally landed at Toncontín, such as a Douglas DC-8 on a mission with Orbis International in 1987, and a C-17 Globemaster in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
• In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
• The civil war in 1924 caused Tiburcio Carías to realize that aviation had a great future in Honduras, providing an ideal transport solution for a mountainous country.
• The furthest airport from Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Toncontín International Airport (meaning Toncontín International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,530 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Toncontín International Airport or Teniente Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía Airport is a civil and military airport located 6 km from the center of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
• Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
• During the Football War of 1969, Toncontín was a major target for the Salvadoran Air Force, and it was bombed on several occasions by Salvadoran Air-raids.
• On July 7, 2008, President Zelaya announced the reopening of Toncontín airport at a news conference following a three-hour meeting with businessmen, who had demanded commercial flights resume at Toncontín due to Soto Cano Air Base being too far from Tegucigalpa.
• The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
• The Aviator Luigi Venditti conducted several flights using the natural floodplain from Toncontín.