Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Foley, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and NOLF Barin (NHX), Foley, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,128 miles (or 1,816 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 NOLF Barin, 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: | NHX / KNBJ |
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| Location: | Foley, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°23'21"N by 87°38'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NHX |
| More Information: | NHX Maps & Info |
Facts about ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU):
- 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.
- ToncontĂn International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- ToncontĂn International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- The airport has a single asphalt runway, which sits at an elevation of 1,005Â m AMSL.
- The closest airport to ToncontĂn 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 "ToncontĂn International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional ToncontĂn".
- ToncontĂn 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 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 origin of the name ToncontĂn is unknown, but experts say that it is a word derived from the Nahuatl word "TocotĂn", the name of an ancient and sacred dance of Yucatan, Mexico.
Facts about NOLF Barin (NHX):
- NOLF Barin (NHX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "NOLF Barin", another name for NHX is "NBJ".
- Because of NOLF Barin's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at NOLF Barin 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 closest airport to NOLF Barin (NHX) is Jack Edwards Airport (GUF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of NHX.
- The furthest airport from NOLF Barin (NHX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,147 miles (17,940 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
