Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Mitzpe Ramon, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP), Mitzpe Ramon, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,502 miles (or 12,074 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 Mitzpe Ramon 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 Mitzpe Ramon 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: | MIP / LLMR |
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Location: | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°39'7"N by 34°48'24"E |
Area Served: | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel |
View all routes: | Routes from MIP |
More Information: | MIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- 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.
- On May 30, 2008, the tragedy of TACA Flight 390 prompted the announcement by then Honduran President Manuel Zelaya that all large aircraft operations would move to the Soto Cano Air Base.
- The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most dangerous airport in the world.
- 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.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP):
- The furthest airport from Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Mitzpe Ramon Airport", another name for MIP is "מִנְחָת מִצְפֵּה רָמוֹן".
- The closest airport to Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) is Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) E of MIP.