Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Athens, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN), Athens, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,395 miles (or 2,246 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 ToncontĂn International Airport and Athens Ben Epps Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHN / KAHN |
Airport Name: | Athens Ben Epps Airport |
Location: | Athens, Georgia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'54"N by 83°19'35"W |
Area Served: | Athens, Georgia |
Operator/Owner: | Clarke County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 808 feet (246 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHN |
More Information: | AHN Maps & Info |
Facts about ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU):
- ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- ToncontĂn International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
- The furthest airport from ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to ToncontĂn International Airport (meaning ToncontĂn 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 civil war in 1924 caused Tiburcio CarĂas to realize that aviation had a great future in Honduras, providing an ideal transport solution for a mountainous country.
- The airport has a single asphalt runway, which sits at an elevation of 1,005Â m AMSL.
- The Aviator Luigi Venditti conducted several flights using the natural floodplain from ToncontĂn.
- In addition to being known as "ToncontĂn International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional ToncontĂn".
- On July 7, 2008, President Zelaya announced the reopening of ToncontĂn airport at a news conference following a three-hour meeting with businessmen, who had demanded commercial flights resume at ToncontĂn due to Soto Cano Air Base being too far from Tegucigalpa.
- The International Civil Aviation Organization completed a review of ToncontĂn and made safety recommendations regarding the airport.
Facts about Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN):
- Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) is Barrow County Airport (WDR), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of AHN.
- Because of Athens Ben Epps Airport's relatively low elevation of 808 feet, planes can take off or land at Athens Ben Epps 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 Athens Ben Epps Airport (AHN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,382 miles (18,317 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Until May 23, 2008, the airport was served by twice-daily flights to Charlotte on Air Midwest operating as US Airways Express.SeaPort Airlines is now the sole airline providing scheduled service to the airport, with daily flights to Nashville.
- Athens Ben Epps Airport is a county owned, public use airport located three nautical miles east of the central business district of Athens, a city in Clarke County, Georgia, United States.
- The Falcon Aviation Academy flight school is based at the airport.