Nonstop flight route between Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina and Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina and Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,523 miles (or 5,670 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 Cataratas del Iguazú 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 Cataratas del Iguazú 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: | IGR / SARI |
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Location: | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°44'13"S by 54°28'23"W |
Area Served: | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IGR |
More Information: | IGR 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 Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR):
- Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) is Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of IGR.
- In addition to being known as "Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport", another name for IGR is "Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú".
- Because of Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Cataratas del Iguazú 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 Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) is Shimojishima Airport (SHI), which is nearly antipodal to Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (meaning Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shimojishima Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Shimojishima, Japan.
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- 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.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional 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.
- The airport has a single asphalt runway, which sits at an elevation of 1,005 m AMSL.
- The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
- Since the 19th century, the plains south of Tegucigalpa became known as the "Potrero Los Llanos", part of a farm adjoining the farm Loarque.
- The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most dangerous airport in the world.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Toncontín is also the home of the Aeroclub de Honduras.