Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Astraksetra, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), Astraksetra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,367 miles (or 18,293 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 ToncontĂn International Airport and Gunung Batin 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 ToncontĂn International Airport and Gunung Batin 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: | AKQ / WIAG |
Airport Name: | Gunung Batin Airport |
Location: | Astraksetra, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°37'0"S by 105°13'59"E |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AKQ |
More Information: | AKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU):
- ToncontĂn is also the home of the Aeroclub de Honduras.
- The furthest airport from ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to ToncontĂn International Airport (meaning ToncontĂn 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.
- Since the 19th century, the plains south of Tegucigalpa became known as the "Potrero Los Llanos", part of a farm adjoining the farm Loarque.
- Historically, larger aircraft have occasionally landed at ToncontĂn, such as a Douglas DC-8 on a mission with Orbis International in 1987, and a C-17 Globemaster in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
- 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.
- ToncontĂn International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "ToncontĂn International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional ToncontĂn".
- ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
Facts about Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ):
- Because of Gunung Batin Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Gunung Batin 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 Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) is Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) S of AKQ.
- The furthest airport from Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) is Santiago Vila Airport (GIR), which is nearly antipodal to Gunung Batin Airport (meaning Gunung Batin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santiago Vila Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Girardot, Colombia.