Nonstop flight route between Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(14°3'42"N by 87°13'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°45'52"S by 47°57'57"W)
Distance from TGU to UBA:
3,546.91 miles (5,708.18 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- TGU Airport Information
- UBA Airport Information
- Facts about TGU
- Facts about UBA
- Map of Nearest Airports to TGU
- List of Nearest Airports to TGU
- Map of Furthest Airports from TGU
- List of Furthest Airports from TGU
- Map of Nearest Airports to UBA
- List of Nearest Airports to UBA
- Map of Furthest Airports from UBA
- List of Furthest Airports from UBA
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,547 miles (or 5,708 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco 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 Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco 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 |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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: | UBA / SBUR |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'52"S by 47°57'57"W |
| Area Served: | Uberaba |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2655 feet (809 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UBA |
| More Information: | UBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most dangerous airport in the world.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
- 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.
- 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.
- The Aviator Luigi Venditti conducted several flights using the natural floodplain from 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- The International Civil Aviation Organization completed a review of Toncontín and made safety recommendations regarding the airport.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA):
- Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport handled 177,985 passengers last year.
- The airport is located 6 km from downtown Uberaba.
- The closest airport to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNW of UBA.
- Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (meaning Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,014 miles (19,334 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport", another name for UBA is "Aeroporto Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.99 miles (56.31 km) NW | Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) | Comayagua, Honduras |     |
| 2 | 55.02 miles (88.55 km) W | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| 3 | 107.09 miles (172.34 km) NNW | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 4 | 118.68 miles (190.99 km) NNE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 5 | 130.64 miles (210.24 km) WSW | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 6 | 150.28 miles (241.86 km) SSE | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 7 | 162.58 miles (261.65 km) NNE | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 8 | 165.38 miles (266.16 km) E | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| 9 | 173.36 miles (278.99 km) E | Bonanza Airport (BZA) | Bonanza, RAAN, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | 186.41 miles (300.00 km) NNE | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 187.27 miles (301.37 km) NNW | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 12 | 187.55 miles (301.84 km) NNW | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 13 | 187.68 miles (302.04 km) NNW | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 14 | 212.79 miles (342.45 km) NNW | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 15 | 215.83 miles (347.34 km) NNW | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,135.28 miles (19,529.79 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,530.55 miles (18,556.57 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,484.78 miles (18,482.91 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,477.34 miles (18,470.94 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,419.33 miles (18,377.58 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,396.31 miles (18,340.54 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,386.13 miles (18,324.15 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,366.97 miles (18,293.32 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,346.15 miles (18,259.82 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,337.26 miles (18,245.51 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,332.05 miles (18,237.13 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,317.28 miles (18,213.34 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,316.25 miles (18,211.69 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,302.26 miles (18,189.18 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,289.75 miles (18,169.05 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 63.18 miles (101.68 km) NNW | Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) | Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 2 | 66.61 miles (107.20 km) ENE | Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 68.46 miles (110.17 km) SSE | Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4 | 69.89 miles (112.47 km) SW | Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) | Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | 95.56 miles (153.79 km) S | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 118.19 miles (190.21 km) SW | Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP) | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | |
| 7 | 122.28 miles (196.80 km) NW | Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR) | Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 8 | 122.29 miles (196.81 km) NE | Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 141.38 miles (227.53 km) S | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 145.96 miles (234.90 km) S | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 147.11 miles (236.75 km) NNW | Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) | Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 12 | 185.61 miles (298.70 km) WSW | Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) | Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 191.49 miles (308.17 km) SSW | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 203.11 miles (326.87 km) E | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 204.57 miles (329.22 km) SE | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,013.73 miles (19,334.17 km) N | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,007.44 miles (19,324.05 km) N | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,912.18 miles (19,170.75 km) NNE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,907.18 miles (19,162.70 km) NNE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,901.49 miles (19,153.54 km) NNE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,885.75 miles (19,128.21 km) NNE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,883.94 miles (19,125.30 km) NE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,875.47 miles (19,111.66 km) NNE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,874.61 miles (19,110.28 km) NE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,843.18 miles (19,059.70 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,831.76 miles (19,041.33 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,830.89 miles (19,039.92 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,820.44 miles (19,023.11 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,782.87 miles (18,962.64 km) E | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,772.66 miles (18,946.21 km) ENE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |