AirportsPalmerola International Airport is a large airport serving Palmerola, in Comayagua Department, Honduras. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XPL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XPL
- ICAO code
- MHPR
- City
- Palmerola
- State or region
- Comayagua Department
- Country
- Honduras
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 14.3824° N, 87.6212° W
- Elevation
- 628 m (2,061 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,458 m (8,064 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XPL means Palmerola International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MHPR. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.3824° N, 87.6212° W. It stands 628 metres (2,061 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Tegucigalpa, about 56 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Tegucigalpa, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Palmerola International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,458 metres (8,064 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Honduras on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,458 m 8,064 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Toncontín AirportTegucigalpa | TGU | 56 km |
| Ramón Villeda Morales International AirportSan Pedro Sula | SAP | 123 km |
| Golosón International AirportLa Ceiba | LCE | 172 km |
| Ilopango International AirportSan Salvador, El Salvador | ILS | 179 km |
| Puerto Barrios AirportPuerto Barrios, Guatemala | PBR | 182 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,965 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,724 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,057 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,567 km | 10 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,213 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,781 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,848 km | 22 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,553 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,756 km | 17 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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