Nonstop flight route between Bloomington, Minnesota, United States and Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), Bloomington, Minnesota, United States and Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,158 miles (or 3,474 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 relatively short distance between Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport and Toncontín International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSP / KMSP |
Airport Name: | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport |
Location: | Bloomington, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°52'54"N by 93°13'18"W |
Area Served: | Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota (Twin Cities) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 841 feet (256 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MSP |
More Information: | MSP 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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP):
- The Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Joint Air Reserve Station at MSP is home to the 934th Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, and the 133d Airlift Wing of the Minnesota Air National Guard.
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is a joint civil-military public use international airport.
- The airport came into being when several local groups came together to take control of the former bankrupt Twin City Speedway race track, giving the airport its original name, Speedway Field.
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport handled 33,897,335 passengers last year.
- Pinnacle Airlines relocated its headquarters from Memphis International Airport to Minneapolis-St.
- Because of Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain 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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) is St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MSP.
- The furthest airport from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) has 4 runways.
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- The airport has a single asphalt runway, which sits at an elevation of 1,005 m AMSL.
- 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.
- 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 is also the home of the Aeroclub de Honduras.
- The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most dangerous airport in the world.