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bobby · 08-05-2007, 11:59 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMiG-...ucigalpa%2Easp

xoxoxoo

troit · 08-05-2007, 11:49 PM

wow - that was close...

ratbastid · 08-06-2007, 05:01 AM

Man, and rough airport design, if the pilots have to set up their landing inside the valley like that. Maneuvering to set up the landing is best done thousands of feet up, not right over homes and towns...

liquidlight · 08-06-2007, 10:28 AM

That's got to be an emergency landing, there's nowhere to go! No taxi-ways, and then that runway barely looks long enough to land!

Redlemon · 08-06-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by liquidlight

That's got to be an emergency landing, there's nowhere to go! No taxi-ways, and then that runway barely looks long enough to land!

Apparently, that's normal.

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Tegucigalpa airport is located about 7 Km from the city center on the south side of Tegucigalpa. Incoming passengers don't pay departure tax unless their connections are more than 8 hours apart.

The airport has been upgraded in recent years, and pilots flying in on commercial airlines have been especially trained for special landings. TGU is at about 980 meters above sealevel and sourounded by mountains; it is amazing how pilots handle the landings so smoothly and safely. Larger aircraft (737-700's and 757s) come in high over the mountains and then circle the city to reduce altitude before landing at TGU's Toncontin International Airport. This gives passengers great views of Tegucigalpa and opportunity for some cool photos out the window especially when the plane sweeps over hills and housing to suddenly touch down. Wow! The airport closes around 9pm every night when Taca takes off non-stop to Guatemala City. Large aircraft don't land after dark.

The old pink airport terminal building is sometimes very busy with the growing number of tourists, locals and aid/mission workers arriving and departing on numerous international and national flights (to Roatan, La Ceiba, La Mosquitia, San Pedro Sula, etc.)

Inside the terminal there are a number of souvenir stores, an ATM accepting most cards, eating places, Dunkin Donuts and Cafes, as well as Wendy's.

The new terminal building (will be about triple the size) will increase TGU's capacity to more comfortably handle the growing number of travelers chosing Tegucigalpa as their port of entry or departure to/from Honduras, or for connections to other countries.

It's the capital of Honduras, if you don't care to look it up (I had no idea).

ratbastid · 08-06-2007, 11:20 AM

Little more research shows that that's Toncontin Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Turns out it's pretty famous for its nasty-short approach.

There's also the famous Sunset Beach approach at Princess Juliana International in St. Maartin. I've flown in this way (in an a310 from San Juan PR, not one of the big 747s out of Paris/CDG) but never managed to go hang out on that beach. The bar on that beach has drink specials coinciding with big bird landings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEnIsFJGQWc

Sticky · 08-07-2007, 08:57 AM

From what I understand that landing in Hong Kong (mayeb the old airport) can get pretty hairy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKqO6...elated&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtnL4...elated&search=

08-05-2007, 11:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	discount airfares availible.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMiG-...ucigalpa%2Easp xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

08-05-2007, 11:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	wow - that was close... __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

08-06-2007, 10:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
liquidlight AHH! Custom Title!! Location: The twisted warpings of my brain.	That's got to be an emergency landing, there's nowhere to go! No taxi-ways, and then that runway barely looks long enough to land! __________________ Halfway to hell and picking up speed.

08-06-2007, 05:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Man, and rough airport design, if the pilots have to set up their landing inside the valley like that. Maneuvering to set up the landing is best done thousands of feet up, not right over homes and towns...

08-06-2007, 11:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Little more research shows that that's Toncontin Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Turns out it's pretty famous for its nasty-short approach. There's also the famous Sunset Beach approach at Princess Juliana International in St. Maartin. I've flown in this way (in an a310 from San Juan PR, not one of the big 747s out of Paris/CDG) but never managed to go hang out on that beach. The bar on that beach has drink specials coinciding with big bird landings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEnIsFJGQWc

08-07-2007, 08:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sticky	From what I understand that landing in Hong Kong (mayeb the old airport) can get pretty hairy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKqO6...elated&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtnL4...elated&search= __________________ Sticky The Stickman