AviatDataPalmerola International Airport XPL / MHPR
Comayagua, Comayagua · Honduras · Palmerola International Airport S.A. — Grupo EMCO (Honduras) in a 30-year concession alliance with Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport International)
970kpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAMHPR / XPL
OperatorPalmerola International Airport S.A. — Grupo EMCO (Honduras) in a 30-year concession alliance with Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport International)
Coordinates14.3825°N, 87.6211°W
Elevation2,060 ft · 628 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr970,349 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceMHPR — AIP Honduras / AHAC
Operating hoursH24 — 24-hour scheduled operations (night flying phased in from Jun 2022, first with Avianca then Copa); no published curfew. Joint-use facility on the former Soto Cano Air Base footprint, so GA/military movements are coordinated with base ops; no PPR for scheduled commercial traffic.
TerminalsSingle two-level terminal, approx. 40,000 sq m, opened 2021; 40 check-in desks, 34 immigration/emigration counters, 18 self-check-in kiosks, 3 baggage carousels, 7 boarding bridges (5 single + 1 double MARS unit), expansion planned to 13 bridges; design capacity approx. 1.5-1.7M pax/year
Runways (1)
- 17/35 · 2,441 m / 8,009 ft · 45 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Honduras's newest and largest airport, built on the former Soto Cano/Palmerola joint US-Honduran air base and opened in October 2021 (commercial service from December 2021) to replace obstacle-constrained Toncontin as the primary international gateway for greater Tegucigalpa, roughly 60 km away by road; now anchors long-haul and regional service for American, United, Avianca, Copa, Aeroméxico and others under a Grupo EMCO / Munich Airport concession (Spirit Airlines, an early anchor carrier, ceased all operations in 2026).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
ADIMEX Honduras
Provides ramp, customs/security screening and warehouse handling for freighter operators at Palmerola's cargo terminal, including cold-chain handling of perishable agro-exports; handled Amerijet International's inaugural Miami freighter service (2x weekly, Boeing 767-300) starting April 2025.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
UNO Honduras (Terra Petróleo / Grupo Terra)
UNO Honduras (Uno Honduras S.A., part of Grupo Terra's Terra Petróleo division) is the aviation fuel supplier at Palmerola, maintaining 4 x 10,000-gallon Jet A-1 storage tanks, 2 x 5,000-gallon refueler trucks, and a 250-gallon mobile Avgas tank. UNO's into-plane fuel service operates at 5 airports across Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua; contact number listed is UNO's Tegucigalpa corporate office, not a confirmed dedicated Palmerola line. · 24 hours
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
ADIMEX Honduras
ADIMEX Honduras, part of Grupo EMCO Holding, built and operates Palmerola's air cargo terminal (3,000 sqm warehouse, roughly 10,000 sqm of land in its first phase, approximately $4M investment) with cold-chain storage for imports and exports, five dual-view Rapiscan X-ray machines, precision scales, and a WMS tracking system.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed