Nonstop flight route between Ziro, India and Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ziro Airport (ZER), Ziro, India and Toncontín International Airport (TGU), Tegucigalpa, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,558 miles (or 15,382 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 Ziro 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 Ziro Airport and Toncontín International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZER / VEZO |
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| Location: | Ziro, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°35'17"N by 93°49'41"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 5403 feet (1,647 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZER |
| More Information: | ZER Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Ziro Airport (ZER):
- Because of Ziro Airport's high elevation of 5,403 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZER. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZER a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Ziro Airport (ZER) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,516 miles (18,534 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Ziro Airport", another name for ZER is "जाइरो हवाई अड्डे".
- Ziro Airport (ZER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ziro Airport (ZER) is Lilabari Airport (IXI), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of ZER.
Facts about Toncontín International Airport (TGU):
- Since the 19th century, the plains south of Tegucigalpa became known as the "Potrero Los Llanos", part of a farm adjoining the farm Loarque.
- 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.
- Toncontín International Airport handled 493,000 passengers last year.
- 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 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.
- Boeing 757s are the largest aircraft that normally land at Toncontín.
- The closest airport to Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of TGU.
- Toncontín International Airport (TGU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Toncontín International Airport", another name for TGU is "Aeropuerto Internacional Toncontín".
