
12/04/2024
📍Tegucigalpa Toncontín Airport
Tegucigalpa Toncontín Airport: Why The Honduran Hub Is Considered So Challenging For Pilots
Serving the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, Toncontín International Airport (TGU) is considered the second most extreme airport in the world after Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) in Nepal. As the leading international gateway for the 9.5 million people of Central American nations, Toncontín International Airport (TGU) was vital to the country’s economy.
Set in a residential neighborhood surrounded by mountains, the approach to the airport’s short 7,096-foot-long runway is highly challenging to pilots because they must make a dramatic 45-degree turn just minutes before landing.
Also, because the airport is 3,307 feet above sea level, the thin air requires pilots to use more of the runway during landings and takeoffs.
👨✈️PIC: KEITH
👩✈️SIC: EMMER
👩⚕️RN: EVANS
👩⚕️PM: RIVERS
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