Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Kilkenny, Ireland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Kilkenny Airport (KKY), Kilkenny, Ireland would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,028 miles (or 8,092 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 Kilkenny 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 Kilkenny 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: | KKY / EIKL |
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Location: | Kilkenny, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°39'2"N by 7°17'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Kilkenny Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KKY |
More Information: | KKY 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.
- Toncontín International Airport has 4 gates, a post office, a bank and bureau de change, many restaurants, and several airline lounges, as well as a duty-free shop, car rental services and a first aid room.
- 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.
- 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.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- 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 Aviator Luigi Venditti conducted several flights using the natural floodplain from Toncontín.
- 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 Kilkenny Airport (KKY):
- In addition to being known as "Kilkenny Airport", other names for KKY include "Bantry Aerodrome" and "EIKK / EIKL".
- Because of Kilkenny Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Kilkenny 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 Kilkenny Airport (KKY) is Waterford Airport (WAT), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of KKY.
- The furthest airport from Kilkenny Airport (KKY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,990 miles (19,296 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Kilkenny Airport (KKY) currently has only 1 runway.