Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Zanaga, Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Zanaga Airport (ANJ), Zanaga, Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,005 miles (or 11,274 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 Toncontín International Airport and Zanaga 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 Toncontín International Airport and Zanaga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TGU / MHTG |
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Location: | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°3'42"N by 87°13'0"W |
Area Served: | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 3297 feet (1,005 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TGU |
More Information: | TGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANJ / FCBZ |
Airport Name: | Zanaga Airport |
Location: | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°51'0"S by 13°49'1"E |
Area Served: | Zanaga, Republic of the Congo |
Elevation: | 1870 feet (570 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ANJ |
More Information: | ANJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most dangerous airport in the world.
- 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.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport received much notoriety as being one of the most dangerous in the world due to its proximity to mountainous terrain, its short runway, and its historically difficult approach to runway 02.
- The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- On May 30, 2008, the tragedy of TACA Flight 390 prompted the announcement by then Honduran President Manuel Zelaya that all large aircraft operations would move to the Soto Cano Air Base.
- 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.
Facts about Zanaga Airport (ANJ):
- The closest airport to Zanaga Airport (ANJ) is Lague Airport (LCO), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) ENE of ANJ.
- The furthest airport from Zanaga Airport (ANJ) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is located 11,893 miles (19,139 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.