Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Thicket Portage Airport (YTD), Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,906 miles (or 4,676 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 Thicket Portage 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 Thicket Portage 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: | YTD / CZLQ |
Airport Name: | Thicket Portage Airport |
Location: | Thicket Portage, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°19'8"N by 97°42'28"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 679 feet (207 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTD |
More Information: | YTD Maps & Info |
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- 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 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 (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the Football War of 1969, Toncontín was a major target for the Salvadoran Air Force, and it was bombed on several occasions by Salvadoran Air-raids.
- 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.
- The Aviator Luigi Venditti conducted several flights using the natural floodplain from Toncontín.
- 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 airport has a single asphalt runway, which sits at an elevation of 1,005 m AMSL.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
Facts about Thicket Portage Airport (YTD):
- Because of Thicket Portage Airport's relatively low elevation of 679 feet, planes can take off or land at Thicket Portage 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.
- Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,285 miles (16,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Thicket Portage Airport (YTD) is Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of YTD.