Nonstop flight route between Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and La Ceiba, Honduras:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong and Golosón International Airport (LCE), La Ceiba, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,456 miles (or 15,217 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 Hong Kong International Airport and Golosón 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 Hong Kong International Airport and Golosón International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hong Kong International Airport (HKG):

• HKIA is an important contributor to Hong Kong's economy, with approximately 65,000 employees.
• Terminal 2, together with the Skyplaza, opened on 28 February 2007 along with the opening of the Airport Station's Platform 3.
• In the PADS study the consultants advised that the earliest the airport could be opened was January 1998.
• The Hong Kong International Airport is also home to one of the world's largest passenger terminal buildings.
• Chek Lap Kok Airport was designed as a replacement for the former Hong Kong International Airport originally built in 1925.
• The furthest airport from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Hong Kong International Airport (meaning Hong Kong International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,334 miles (19,850 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
• Interior view of Satellite Terminal, Hong Kong Airport.
• Hong Kong International Airport handled 59,900,000 passengers last year.
• Officially opened in June 2007, the second airport terminal, called T2, is linked with the MTR Airport Express on a new platform.
• Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Hong Kong International Airport", other names for HKG include "Chek Lap Kok Airport" and "香港國際機場赤鱲角機場".
• SkyPlaza at the Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 2
• The closest airport to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) E of HKG.
• Because of Hong Kong International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Hong Kong 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.

Facts about Golosón International Airport (LCE):

• The furthest airport from Golosón International Airport (LCE) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Golosón International Airport (meaning Golosón International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,089 miles (19,455 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Golosón International Airport (LCE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Golosón International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Golosón 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.
• In addition to being known as "Golosón International Airport", other names for LCE include "Aeropuerto Internacional Golosón", "La Ceiba Airport" and "Hector C. Moncada Air Base".
• The closest airport to Golosón International Airport (LCE) is Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNE of LCE.