Disasterous Airport > Toncontin Airport
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Having a single runway, this airport is situated at a height of 3294 feet which was systematically developed from 2007 by extending the territories of hillside. The construction and development of the airport was carried out continuously and made 7,096 feet in 2009 by extending the southern part of the runway. After the extended area of the airport, it became easy for landings and takeoffs for large airplanes such as- Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8 and a C-17 Globmaster. There are four gates and two terminals, the new terminal serves international flights and old one is for domestic flights. There are more than ten airlines which operate international flights for different countries. The major airlines are: Delta Airlines History reveals that there are around 13 records of accidents from 1962 to 2011 where many people lost their lives. Now, this airport links Honduras with different cities of the world such as- Miami in the US, La Ceiba, San Lorenzo, San Pedrosula, Roatan, Panama City, Atlanta, Guatemala, San Salvador, San Jose de Costa Rica and so on. Landing and takeoffs of the plane in this airport is scary for pilots as well as the passengers due to its complex structure. |
Toncontin Airport is one of the dangerous airports in the world which is situated about 6 km far from the center Tengucigalpa city in Honduras. This airport was established for the purpose of military as well as public use in the 19th century which was extended later.
The history of this airport reveals that the first landing was in 1921 with a single engine plane brought from the Bristol Airplane company. Toncontin airport played vital role during the civil war in 1924, that served as the means of transportation in mountains country during that time.The airport was formally inaugurated in 1934 by landing a Douglas DC-3 which was brought from Pan American Airways. It is also known as one of the world's shortest airport with the length of 6,112 feet.