Has anyone tried to land at this airport yet?
Landing In Tegucigalpa MHTG
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I tried it today but only in an Edgley Optica.
It is rated as the second hardest airport to land in in the world I believe.
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I don't think so. Not even close. The runway has no slope and is more than 2000m long.
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Just quoting good old Wiki
Toncontín International Airport (IATA: TGU, ICAO: MHTG) or Teniente Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía Airport is a civil and military airport located 6 km (4 mi) from the centre of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The History Channel programme Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the second most extreme airport in the world.[3] The approach to the airport is considered to be one of the most difficult in the world to all aircraft, especially in inclement weather conditions.
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Transition altitude 19,500 feet😮 VOR approach minimum descent height 2,300 feet😲
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AOB IFR is a different story and AFAIK planes of 757 size are the largest to use this airport.
Flying e.g. a Lear in VMC to TGU doesn't present any problem.
If you are looking for an piloting, not a navigation challenge, I suggest you fly to CVF, PBH, LUA, SAB, PBH, SBH etc.
Overloaded The Transition altitude in U.S. and Canada is 18000ft. Not much difference.
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AOB IFR is a different story and AFAIK planes of 757 size are the largest to use this airport.
Flying e.g. a Lear in VMC to TGU doesn't present any problem.
If you are looking for an piloting, not a navigation challenge, I suggest you fly to CVF, PBH, LUA, SAB, PBH, SBH etc.
Overloaded The Transition altitude in U.S. and Canada is 18000ft. Not much difference.
Thanks FL54. I usually fly low and slow GA so I will look those up.
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CVF can be a real challenge, even for a low and slow GA airplane.
I used to fly the 4 engined Dash7 into and out of CVF which wasn't exactly easy...
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