Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Barra do Garças Airport (BPG), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,151 miles (or 5,071 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 Barra do Garças 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 Barra do Garças 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: | BPG / SBBW |
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| Location: | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°51'38"S by 52°23'21"W |
| Area Served: | Barra do Garças |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1147 feet (350 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BPG |
| More Information: | BPG Maps & Info |
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- The International Civil Aviation Organization completed a review of Toncontín and made safety recommendations regarding the airport.
- The airport has a single asphalt runway, which sits at an elevation of 1,005 m AMSL.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- The Aviator Luigi Venditti conducted several flights using the natural floodplain from Toncontín.
- 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.
- Toncontín International Airport or Teniente Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía Airport is a civil and military airport located 6 km from the center of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Facts about Barra do Garças Airport (BPG):
- Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Barra do Garças Airport", another name for BPG is "Aeroporto de Barra do Garças".
- Barra do Garças Airport is the airport serving Barra do Garças, Brazil.
- The furthest airport from Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is nearly antipodal to Barra do Garças Airport (meaning Barra do Garças Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Virac Airport), and is located 12,160 miles (19,569 kilometers) away in Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines.
- The airport is located 15 km from downtown Barra do Garças.
- The closest airport to Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) is Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN), which is located 216 miles (348 kilometers) ESE of BPG.
