{"id":16529,"date":"2022-01-03T12:33:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T17:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=16529"},"modified":"2022-01-05T05:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T10:17:58","slug":"honduras-has-a-new-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/honduras-has-a-new-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Honduras has a New Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the lowdown on the new international airport in Honduras, for anyone who might be thinking of heading there.<\/p>\n

Where is it?<\/h4>\n

MHPR\/Palmerola<\/strong>, also known as Comayagua International, <\/b>has been built\u00a0on what was the Soto Cano Air base. Inaugurated in October 2021,\u00a0it is now the new civil and commercial international airport for Honduras.<\/p>\n

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The new airport is approximately 80km from the old one which lies in the Capital, Tegucigalpa.<\/p><\/div>\n

What has it got?<\/h4>\n

The new airport boasts a 2441m \/ 8009′ runway<\/strong> with an RNP approach to both runway 17 and 35, and backup VOR approaches. There is no ILS\u00a0<\/strong>and there are currently no approach lighting for night or IMC ops.<\/p>\n

It is planned for\u00a024\/7 operations,<\/strong>\u00a0but for now it is only open during daylight hours (06-18L)<\/strong>.\u00a0After hours permission may be available by contacting the airport manager on +504 3140 3317<\/span> in advance.<\/p>\n

A report from someone who has headed in recently suggested that “All traffic is routed mostly via TGU and in contact with TGU approach as far as I know for traffic landing north.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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The old airport, MHTG\/Toncontin, has a 2021m \/ 6631′ runway with an RNP (AR) approach to runway 20, and a VOR to runway 02.<\/p>\n

Here’s a quick look at the new airport:<\/p>\n