New Airport Replaces Renowned Tegucigalpa Facility

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Fri Dec 17, 2021, 06:08 PM - Edit history (1)

by
Daniel Martínez Garbuno
December 17, 2021
3 minute read

There is a new international airport in Honduras, ready to serve the capital Tegucigalpa. The former Toncontin International Airport located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, will now only receive domestic flights, and instead, all international connectivity will land in the new Palmerola International Airport. Let’s investigate further.

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Spirit Airlines was the first carrier to announce flights from the new hub earlier this year. It will offer nonstop flights between XPL and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Miami International Airport (MIA), and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).

More:
https://simpleflying.com/tegucigalpa-airport-replacement/

(The incumbent President, heavily connected to the drug trade through his immediate family, probably imagined by opening the airport might attract some voters, for the very recent election.)

[SharonAnn]

1. Well, I'll miss the heart-stopping landings at Toncontin!

Palmerola is where the large U.S. military base is. What relationship exists between the military base and this civilian base?

[Judi Lynn]

2. You are one of the lucky ones! Videos of the landings at Toncotin are alarming!

From what I can tell, the international flights will go to Palmerola, and domestic flights to Toncontin. It would seem likely the domestic flights would be using smaller aircraft, which might be a big help.

Before Mel Zelaya was violently kidnapped and flown to Palmerola for refueling, then dumped him, still wearing his pajamas, at an airport in Costa Rica.

Interesting to see that they went ahead and opted to allow international flights there, after all.