Nonstop flight route between San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina and Sheung Wan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina and Shun Tak Heliport (HHP), Sheung Wan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,119 miles (or 19,503 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 Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport and Shun Tak Heliport, 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 Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport and Shun Tak Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between TUC and HHP makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport and Shun Tak Heliport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between TUC and HHP are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina and Sheung Wan, China by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between TUC and HHP!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUC / SANT |
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Location: | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°50'26"S by 65°6'16"W |
Area Served: | Tucumán Province, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1495 feet (456 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUC |
More Information: | TUC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHP / VHST |
Airport Name: | Shun Tak Heliport |
Location: | Sheung Wan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°17'21"N by 114°9'7"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HHP |
More Information: | HHP Maps & Info |
Facts about Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC):
- Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1988, it handled 710,000 passengers.
- The closest airport to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) is Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of TUC.
- The furthest airport from Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) is Jinggangshan Airport (JGS), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (meaning Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jinggangshan Airport), and is located 12,427 miles (19,999 kilometers) away in Ji'an, Jiangxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport", another name for TUC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tucumán".
- On 9 April 2013, the runway heading changed from 01/19 to 02/20 due to magnetic variation.
- This airport replaced the old one, located on the Ninth of July Park, because of its bad location from the Plaza Independencia).
Facts about Shun Tak Heliport (HHP):
- Each ferry passenger is charged for 19 HKD regardless of their age.
- The terminal is the main point of departure for ferries to Macau, although services also operate from the Hong Kong-China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui and from Hong Kong International Airport.
- Because of Shun Tak Heliport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Shun Tak Heliport 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.
- Sky Shuttle also provide charter services on the same route, and from the heliport to other locations in neighbouring region, including Macau International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Shun Tak Heliport (meaning Shun Tak Heliport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
- Ferry services are provided to Macau by two companies, both of which use a variety of designs of fast ferries, including catamarans and Boeing Jetfoils.
- The closest airport to Shun Tak Heliport (HHP) is Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of HHP.
- Macau based Sky Shuttle Helicopters use the heliport to provide a scheduled service to a corresponding heliport above the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal in Macau.