Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Balmaceda, Chile:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Balmaceda Airport (BBA), Balmaceda, Chile would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,256 miles (or 6,849 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 Toncontín International Airport and Balmaceda 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 Toncontín International Airport and Balmaceda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BBA / SCBA | 
| Airport Name: | Balmaceda Airport | 
| Location: | Balmaceda, Chile | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°54'57"S by 71°41'21"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1722 feet (525 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BBA | 
| More Information: | BBA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
 - Boeing 757s are the largest aircraft that normally land at Toncontín.
 - Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
 - The origin of the name Toncontín is unknown, but experts say that it is a word derived from the Nahuatl word "Tocotín", the name of an ancient and sacred dance of Yucatan, Mexico.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Balmaceda Airport (BBA):
- The closest airport to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of BBA.
 - Balmaceda Airport (BBA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Balmaceda Airport (meaning Balmaceda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
 
