Nonstop flight route between Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil and Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,683 miles (or 4,318 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 Inácio Luís do Nascimento 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 Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport and Toncontín International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JUA / SIZX |
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Location: | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°17'12"S by 57°32'20"W |
Area Served: | Juara |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 991 feet (302 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JUA |
More Information: | JUA Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA):
- The furthest airport from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) is Kalibo International Airport (KLO), which is nearly antipodal to Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (meaning Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalibo International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines.
- Because of Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport's relatively low elevation of 991 feet, planes can take off or land at Inácio Luís do Nascimento 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 airport is located 6 km from downtown Juara.
- Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) is Juína Airport (JIA), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) W of JUA.
- In addition to being known as "Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport", another name for JUA is "Aeroporto Inácio Luís do Nascimento".
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- 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.
- 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.
- The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most dangerous airport in the world.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.