Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Tenkodogo Airport (TEG), Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,814 miles (or 9,357 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 Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo 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: | TEG / DFET |
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| Location: | Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°48'8"N by 0°22'17"W |
| Area Served: | Tenkodogo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1017 feet (310 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TEG |
| More Information: | TEG Maps & Info |
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- The civil war in 1924 caused Tiburcio Carías to realize that aviation had a great future in Honduras, providing an ideal transport solution for a mountainous country.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- 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.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Boeing 757s are the largest aircraft that normally land at 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.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
Facts about Tenkodogo Airport (TEG):
- In addition to being known as "Tenkodogo Airport", another name for TEG is "Tenkodogo Airport (Tenkodogo)".
- Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Tenkodogo Airport (meaning Tenkodogo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,648 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Tenkodogo Airport (TEG) is Zabré Airport (XZA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSW of TEG.
