Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Antwerp, Belgium:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Antwerp International Airport (ANR), Antwerp, Belgium would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,536 miles (or 8,909 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 Antwerp 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 Toncontín International Airport and Antwerp 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: | 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: | ANR / EBAW |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Antwerp, Belgium |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°11'21"N by 4°27'37"E |
Area Served: | Antwerp, Belgium |
Operator/Owner: | Flemish Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ANR |
More Information: | ANR Maps & Info |
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
- 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.
- 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 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 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 origin of the name Toncontín is unknown, but experts say that it is a word derived from the Nahuatl word "Tocotín", the name of an ancient and sacred dance of Yucatan, Mexico.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Aviator Luigi Venditti conducted several flights using the natural floodplain from Toncontín.
- 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.
Facts about Antwerp International Airport (ANR):
- Because of Antwerp International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Antwerp International 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 furthest airport from Antwerp International Airport (ANR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,925 miles (19,192 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is operated by the Department of Mobility and Public Works of the Flemish Government which made an agreement with the French engineering group Egis Group to operate it starting 2014 for a duration of 25 years.
- Antwerp International Airport (ANR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Antwerp International Airport", other names for ANR include "Internationale Luchthaven Antwerpen" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-70".
- The closest airport to Antwerp International Airport (ANR) is Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of ANR.