Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Tamworth Airport (TMW), Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,595 miles (or 13,832 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 Tamworth 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 Tamworth 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: | TMW / YSTW |
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| Location: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°5'2"S by 150°50'57"E |
| Area Served: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1334 feet (407 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TMW |
| More Information: | TMW 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 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 History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most dangerous airport in the world.
- The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of 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.
- Historically, larger aircraft have occasionally landed at Toncontín, such as a Douglas DC-8 on a mission with Orbis International in 1987, and a C-17 Globemaster in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
- During the Football War of 1969, Toncontín was a major target for the Salvadoran Air Force, and it was bombed on several occasions by Salvadoran Air-raids.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tamworth Airport (TMW):
- Tamworth Airport (TMW) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Tamworth Airport", another name for TMW is "Tamworth Regional Airport".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 1,334 ft above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Tamworth Airport (TMW) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,971 miles (19,265 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Tamworth Airport (TMW) is Gunnedah Airport (GUH), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) WNW of TMW.
