Nonstop flight route between Kahului, Hawaii, United States and Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kahului Airport (OGG), Kahului, Hawaii, United States and Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,553 miles (or 7,328 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 Kahului 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 Kahului 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: | OGG / PHOG |
| Airport Name: | Kahului Airport |
| Location: | Kahului, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°53'54"N by 156°25'50"W |
| Area Served: | Kahului, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OGG |
| More Information: | OGG 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 Kahului Airport (OGG):
- Aloha Island Air Flight 1712
- Because of Kahului Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Kahului 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.
- On October 28, 1989, Aloha Island Air Flight 1712, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, collided with mountainous terrain near Halawa Valley, Molokai, while en route on a scheduled passenger flight from Kahului Airport to Molokai Airport in Hoolehua.
- The closest airport to Kahului Airport (OGG) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WNW of OGG.
- On March 8, 2006, a Hawaii Air Ambulance Cessna 414 was making an approach to Runway 5 when it crashed into a BMW dealership just a mile outside of the airport.
- Kahului Airport (OGG) has 2 runways.
- The NTSB determined the cause of the accident was the airplane's controlled flight into terrain as a result of the decision of the captain to continue the flight under visual flight rules at night into instrument meteorological conditions, which obscured rising mountainous terrain.
- The Kahului Airport terminal building has ticketing, USDA agricultural inspection, and baggage claim areas on the ground level.
- Kahului Airport handled 5,346,694 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Kahului Airport (OGG) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kahului Airport (meaning Kahului Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- 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 has 4 gates, a post office, a bank and bureau de change, many restaurants, and several airline lounges, as well as a duty-free shop, car rental services and a first aid room.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- 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 handled 493,000 passengers last year.
