Palmerola International Airport / José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base (MHSC/XPL)

Palmerola International Airport / José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is a medium airport in Palmerola, Honduras. It carries the IATA code XPL. It sits in North America.

Palmerola International Airport / José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base has scheduled airline service, so private and charter flights share the field with airline traffic.

Palmerola International Airport / José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base lies at 2,061 ft elevation.

Local operations run on America/Tegucigalpa.

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Palmerola International Airport — occasionally known as Comayagua International Airport — is an international airport serving Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. Located in Comayagua, it is approximately 60 kilometres northwest of Tegucigalpa city centre. The airport was inaugurated in October 2021 as the country's new international airport for civil and commercial use, replacing the old Toncontín International Airport while it still remains active for domestic and regional flights. It was built at the facilities of the Soto Cano Air Base.