Information of Palmerola Air Base (Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base)

Comayagua (MHPA/ENQ), Honduras

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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:MHSC
Airport IATA Code:XPL
Longitude/Latitude:W 087° 37' 16.18"/N 14° 22' 56.53"
-87.621161/14.382369
Elevation:2061 ft / 628.19 m
Location:Comayagua (MHPA/ENQ), Honduras
Magnetic Variation:E 0°51.7' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC-6

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Airport Advisory Service VFR ADVSY SVC125.8 M285.0 M
Area Control Center CENAMER ACC89.1 M65.77 M123.9 M124.1 M
Approach Control APP125.8 M285.0 M
Ground Control GND121.9 M
Miscellaneous SKYWATCH AFFS42.5 M135.6 M265.0 M11410 K8120 K
Operations WARRIOR OPS51.5 M70.3 M303.0 M
Pilot To Metro Service PMSV METRO340.6 M
Command Post COMD POST331.3 M
Pilot To Dispatcher PTD135.5 M227.1 M
Radio TEGUCIGALPA RDO126.7 M
Tower TWR118.9 M264.4 M

Communication Remarks

  • Approach Control - GCA - All inbd tfc ctc GCA prior to 25 NM out.
  • Pilot To Metro Service - Acft must make ctc prior to descent into Palmerola Valley.
  • Radio - (FIS)

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimension:8008 x 148 ft / 2440.8 x 45.1 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 17 Runway 35
Longitude:-87.623194 / W 087° 37' 23.50"-87.619125 / W 087° 37' 08.85"
Latitude:14.393219 / N 14° 23' 35.59"14.371517 / N 14° 22' 17.46"
End Elevation:2061.0 ft2043.0 ft
Alignment:169.0349.0
Slope:-0.20.2
Touchdown Zone Elev.:2061.02054.0
Lighting System 1:Sequenced Flashing LightsSequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3:SSALRSSALR
Lighting System 4:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorPAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Runway 17L/35R

Dimension:6508 x 60 ft / 1983.6 x 18.3 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 17L Runway 35R
Longitude:-87.620858 / W 087° 37' 15.09"-87.617519 / W 087° 37' 03.07"
Latitude:14.390831 / N 14° 23' 26.99"14.373183 / N 14° 22' 23.46"
Alignment:169.0349.0
Slope:UnknownUnknown
Touchdown Zone Elev.:UnknownUnknown

Remarks

A-GEAR - BAK-12 not auth/certified for use by US acft.
Caution - Due to ints stu pilot trng dur daylt hr fr the sfc to FL 190 wi 20 NM, all inbd acft ctc GCA prior to 25 NM for advsy (monitor Tegucigalpa Rdo/CENAMER til transferred). Ints copter act. Captive wx balloon launch will take place dly Mon-Fri
Caution - 1200-1300Z. Ovrn apch end Rwy 35 not used. 100' ditch at apch end Rwy 17 causes ldg illusion. Exer ctn dur ngt flying, unlgtd poles and fences penetrating the prim and latrl apch sfc as well as the apch/dep clnc at the MEDEL copter pad. Unm
Caution - rk p-lines apch Rwy 35. Exp BWC Severe fr 1130-1230Z and 2230-2359Z due to dly migratory path. Cl D airspace (ATZ) ctn--routinely act dur non-opr hr to support lcl asgn and Honduran AF acft; when opr wi Soto Cano MTCA, ctc GCA, twr or Comd
Caution - Post to obtain status. All publ apch and dep pro are not fully contained wi ctl airspace.
Fuel - A1
JASU - 2(AM32-95), 2(MC-1A), 1(MC-2A)
Lighting - Arpt lgt nml avbl reg arpt opr hr only. Rot bcn is nstd, it flashes civ ident. RWY 17/35 apch lgt nstd SSALR. LZ Rwy 168/348 twy lgts on both sides of assault strip 38' fr cntrln.
Miscellanouis - All DoD acft ctc Soto Cano COMD POST (TORNADO) 30 min out with fuel rqr, nr of Pax, cargo info to incl haz materials and any special rqr. Do not exp Honduran ATC fac to relay this info. Stor of classified materials not avail at base OPS, ct
Miscellanouis - c Joint OPS Cntr for stor. F/W acft use IFR pro due to host nation rstd. VFR pro apv on case to case basis. Tran aircrews rqr wx svc (DD 175-1 wx brief and PMSV support) notify AFSOUTH Weather Flight at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ NLT 2 hr prior
Miscellanouis - to req brief/dep time; H24 svc avbl; PMSV rqr fone patch to AFSOUTH Weather Flight V228-1977/2027/2138. Ctc WX DSN 449-4989 for FMQ-19 24hr OBS. WARRIOR OPS - HF ALE: Req database and fills fr WAROPS DSN 449-6650. Fst 1000' Rwy 35 is conc
Miscellanouis - . GCA has single precision apch capability, dur IFR cond exp to hold with TEGUCIGALPA RDO. Req C5, C141, C17 taxi with outboard eng at idle til reaching prk or rwy. JULIET prk ramp daylt/VFR OPS only. All civ acft keep doors clsd til AG in
Miscellanouis - spection is compl. No publ arr/dep pro avbl for LZ Rwy 168/348.
Operating Hours - Opr 1300-0500 wkd, clsd wkend and hol. No trans acft arr/dep aft 2359Z. 0001Z-0500Z reserved for lcl acft OPS only.
Restricted - PPR, 48 hr exc Evac and Counterdrug, 72 hr PN for haz cargo acft; ctc Base OPS DSN 449-4249/4499, fax 449-4809 and COMD POST (TORNADO) 449-4149. All US acft must file a hard copy outbd FPL with AMOPS no later than 60 min prior to ETD: FPL p
Restricted - re-filed thru another stn shall be refiled at AMOPS. Inbd Hot Cargo ltd to 5512 lbs Net Explosive Weight (NEW). LZ Rwy 168/348 rstd to acft with a wing span no greater than 132.6'. LZ Rwy 168/348 nstd assault strip mrk. LZ Rwy 168/348 day V
Restricted - FR use only with the exc of apv NVD OPS and 228th AVN Regt base asgn acft.
Traffic Pattern - R/W pat alt 2600', F/W pat alt 3100', all pat W of fld. VFR entry pt for Rwy 35 over city of La Paz at 5000'. VFR entry pt for Rwy 17 over city of Comayagua at 5000'.
Transit Alert - Ltd.

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