Does Tegucigalpa have a new airport?

MHPR/Palmerola, also known as Comayagua International, has been built on what was the Soto Cano Air base. Inaugurated in October 2021, it is now the new civil and commercial international airport for Honduras. The new airport is approximately 80km from the old one which lies in the Capital, Tegucigalpa.



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