Nonstop flight route between Delta, British Columbia, Canada and Tegucigalpa, Honduras:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Boundary Bay Airport (YDT), Delta, British Columbia, Canada and Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,154 miles (or 5,076 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 Boundary Bay Airport and Toncontín International 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 Boundary Bay Airport and Toncontín International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Boundary Bay Airport (YDT):

• In 2011, the Corporation of Delta extended Alpha Aviation's lease until 2099.
• The closest airport to Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NW of YDT.
• Because of Boundary Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Boundary Bay Airport 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.
• In addition to being known as "Boundary Bay Airport", another name for YDT is "Vancouver/Boundary Bay Airport".
• Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Investment by Alpha Aviation and a grant from the British Columbia government enabled an extension of runway 07/25, improving usability of the runway for corporate jets.
• As of February 2010, Alpha Aviation has since opened the new terminal just off taxiway "C".

Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):

• The closest airport to Toncontín 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 "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
• The airport has a single asphalt runway, which sits at an elevation of 1,005 m AMSL.
• 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.
• 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 (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 is also the home of the Aeroclub de 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.