Nonstop flight route between Al Muharraq, Bahrain and Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bahrain International Airport (BAH), Al Muharraq, Bahrain and Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,464 miles (or 13,622 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 Bahrain International 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 Bahrain International 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: | BAH / OBBI |
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| Location: | Al Muharraq, Bahrain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°16'14"N by 50°38'0"E |
| Area Served: | Bahrain |
| Operator/Owner: | Bahrain Airport Company |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAH |
| More Information: | BAH 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 Bahrain International Airport (BAH):
- In addition to being known as "Bahrain International Airport", other names for BAH include "مطار البحرين الدولي" and "Maṭār al-Baḥrayn al-dwalī".
- The closest airport to Bahrain International Airport (BAH) is King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of BAH.
- Because of Bahrain International Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Bahrain 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.
- Bahrain International Airport (BAH) has 2 runways.
- A significant portion of passengers served by the airport are Saudis and Western expats working in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
- Bahrain International Airport handled 7,793,527 passengers last year.
- Two new terminals will be opened in the next four years as part of the expansion.
- There are plans to build light rail lines which would connect the airport to the rest of Bahrain.
- It was announced on October 8, 2009 that BHD 1.8 billion expansion of Bahrain International Airport is going to start in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Bahrain International Airport (BAH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Bahrain International Airport (meaning Bahrain International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- The airport has a single asphalt runway, which sits at an elevation of 1,005 m AMSL.
- Since the 19th century, the plains south of Tegucigalpa became known as the "Potrero Los Llanos", part of a farm adjoining the farm Loarque.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 is also the home of the Aeroclub de Honduras.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- Boeing 757s are the largest aircraft that normally land at 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.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
