Comayagua International Airport
Tegucigalpa Palmerola International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Palmerola | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Comayagua and Tegucigalpa | ||||||||||
| Location | Comayagua, Honduras | ||||||||||
| Opened | 15 October 2021 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 628 m / 2,060 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°22′57″N 087°37′16″W / 14.38250°N 87.62111°W | ||||||||||
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Location in Honduras | |||||||||||
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Source: Honduras AIP | |||||||||||
Comayagua International Airport (IATA: XPL, ICAO: MHPR), also known as Palmerola International Airport, is an international airport located 6 km (4 mi) south of the centre of Comayagua, Honduras. The airport was inaugurated in October 2021 as the country's new international airport for civil and commercial use. It was built at the facilities of the Soto Cano Air Base.
The airport is one of the most important airports in the country, and has a capacity greater than the Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa. This airport serves not only Comayagua but also the residents of Tegucigalpa due to the limitations on growth of Toncontin. From October 2021, Comayagua became the main airport for the capital.
The airport has a capacity of 20 aircraft. The terminal is more than 39,000 square metres (420,000 sq ft) in size, approximately four times the size of Toncontin in Tegucigalpa. The airport has the third longest runway in Honduras after the Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula and the Golosón International Airport in La Ceiba.