.Landing in Toncontin.
December 18th, 2007 | by admin |
Toncontín International Airport (IATA: TGU, ICAO: MHTG) is a civil and military airport that serves Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is 6 km away from Tegucigalpa’s centre.
The airport’s single runway is 2025 m (6132 feet) in length and is at an altitude of 1090 m (3,297 feet). Boeing 757s are the largest aircraft that can land at Toncontin, as it is one of the shortest international runways in the world.
During the Football War of 1969, Toncontin was a major target for the Salvadorian air force, and it was bombed on several occasions.
In 2000, the airport handled 6,895,267 tonnes of cargo, 12,911 aircraft and 364,141 passengers.
Toncontin International Airport has 4 gates (2 in the new terminal), 2 baggage claim belts, 150 short term parking spaces, a post office, a bank, a bureau de change, many restaurants, several airline lounges, a duty free shop, car rental services and a first aid room. They are renewing the old terminal, which will be used for domestic flights in the future. The new terminal is now used for international flights (also for the flight to Miami with a stop in Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Pedro Sula).
Toncontin is also the home of the Aeroclub de Honduras.
The origin of the name Toncontín is unknown. This airport has received much criticism for being one of the most dangerous in the world (due to its vicinity to a sierra,) and for years efforts have been made to replace it with Palmerola airport in Comayagua, currently a United States airbase. Toncontín has been improved significantly by the work of CAT (the Airport Corporation of Tegucigalpa) and by INTERAIRPORTS, a company hired by the government of the Honduras to administer the four airports of the country.
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23 Responses to “.Landing in Toncontin.”
By buybygb on Dec 19, 2007 | Reply
DON’T CLOSE IT! I need to go there before it’s too late! I don’t want it to end up like Kai Tak!
By qantasflyer007 on Dec 20, 2007 | Reply
ooh
yes,
the design of the aiport is bad
but it’s fun for us:D
By kinsley2108 on Dec 23, 2007 | Reply
The approach set like that with the pilot the pilot the whole design of the whole design of the steep turns etc.
The approach set like that with the airport itself know they have the pilot the approach set like that with the airport itself know they have the airport itself know they have the approach set like that with the steep turns etc.
By qantasflyer007 on Dec 26, 2007 | Reply
The pilote didnt do anything rong its just dangerous approach.
By kinsley2108 on Dec 27, 2007 | Reply
talk about bad planning
By qantasflyer007 on Dec 28, 2007 | Reply
HOLY CRAP indead!
By gustavoffp on Jan 3, 2008 | Reply
Pareciera que el avión se está saltando unos valiosos 500m. de pista. Acaso no ha habido en Toncontin alguna aeronave que se haiga salido de la pista.
By msvbvm512 on Jan 3, 2008 | Reply
El maximo avion permisible para el Aeropuerto Internacional de Toncontin son los B757-200
By krls92 on Jan 4, 2008 | Reply
no se si es copa o continental o lobo solitario, o nó, mejor creo que es el llanero solitario y quimosabi, por que las rayas llegan hasta la nariz, y el del llanero es igual que el del zorro le salen de la solapa azul y llegan hasta la proa amarilla y suben por la cola hasta el pliegue, total que creo que es el avion de trump
By u1r1a1c1u1n1t on Jan 6, 2008 | Reply
pareceriera un avion de Continental por que el lobo de copa esta compuesto de rayas largas mientras que la de continental son rayas cerrerdas.
By tasas12 on Jan 8, 2008 | Reply
una pregunta cual es el avion mas grande que puede recibir toncontin porque la pista es pequena me imagino que los 767 corrijanme si me equivoco
By myjacs2008 on Jan 8, 2008 | Reply
Excelente video. Tengo entendido que este es uno de los aeropuertos más peligrosos a la hora de aterrizar no?
By arvensis68 on Jan 9, 2008 | Reply
The road users lol.
By Aerolineas747 on Jan 12, 2008 | Reply
Es copa porque lo pude ver y continental usa el 757 en sus operaciones a toncontin
By tasas12 on Jan 15, 2008 | Reply
no alcanzo a ver si es copa o continental alguien save??
By cokebear1984 on Jan 17, 2008 | Reply
no una cuerda no pero tu lengua si que le ponemos para detenerlo es que no las conocemos pero la gente lengua larga como vos si las conocemos y anda a Honduras a ver que te pasa jajajajaj
By Playacjm5GamerTag on Jan 18, 2008 | Reply
de seguro para bajarse les llevan una cuerda y asi se creen la potencia de centro america dan pen culeros….
By CRISTODELPICACHO on Jan 21, 2008 | Reply
puta yo fui a honduras la semana pasada y el vuelo fue rapido y excelente. ni le paro bola a los cerros. se siente mucha diferencia estar adentro del avion a que estar afuera viendolo. saludos
By Gidien2000 on Jan 22, 2008 | Reply
You need “grande cohones” to land at that airport!
By tomberry378 on Jan 24, 2008 | Reply
The pilot needed toilet real bad.
By firstclasspassenger on Jan 24, 2008 | Reply
The speed of sound on his approach.
By Jagermeister196 on Jan 24, 2008 | Reply
My friend this was ideal.
By Jagermeister196 on Jan 27, 2008 | Reply
My friend this was ideal.