# Palmerola International Airport (XPL / MHPR)

**Palmerola International Airport** (IATA: XPL, ICAO: MHPR) is a large airport in Palmerola, Comayagua Department, Honduras. It opened on 15 Oct 2021. It has one runway, 2,458 m (8,064 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhsc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XPL / MHPR
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Palmerola, Comayagua Department, Honduras
- Opened: 15 Oct 2021
- Elevation: 628 m / 2,061 ft
- Coordinates: 14.3824, -87.6212
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,458 m / 8,064 ft
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Tegucigalpa
- Website: https://palmerolaairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerola_International_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76761345
- Weather station: MHPR · WMO 78721
- Ident: MHSC

## Timeline

- 15 Oct 2021: Palmerola International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,458 m / 8,064 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 170° / 350° | yes |

## Routes

8 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [SAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslp.md) El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez · El Salvador · 187 km / 116 mi · Avianca El Salvador
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,074 km / 667 mi · Copa Airlines
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 1,341 km / 833 mi · Aeroméxico Connect
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,481 km / 920 mi · American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,907 km / 1,185 mi · United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,268 km / 1,409 mi · American Airlines
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 8,479 km / 5,269 mi · Evelop Airlines
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 8,934 km / 5,551 mi · Evelop Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from XPL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2
- E9 [Evelop Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/evelop-airlines) · 2
- 5D [Aeroméxico Connect](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico-connect) · 1
- TA [Avianca El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-el-salvador) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,458 m / 8,064 ft | #2,649 of 29,858 | #525 in North America | #3 in HN |
| Elevation | 628 m / 2,061 ft | =8,612 of 43,403 | =3,955 in North America | #12 in HN |
| Age | Opened 2021 | =14,089 of 15,079 | =11,290 in North America | #2 in HN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in HN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AAS | VFR ADVSY SVC | 125.800 |
| ACC | CENAMER ACC | 89.100 |
| APP | APP | 125.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | SKYWATCH AFFS | 42.500 |
| OPS | WARRIOR OPS | 51.500 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.060 |
| POST | COMD POST | 33.130 |
| PTD | PTD | 135.500 |
| RDO | TEGUCIGALPA RDO | 126.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [MHTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhta.md) Tamara Airport · 37 km / 23 mi
- [MHAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhar.md) Archaga Airport · 44 km / 27 mi
- [MHAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhan.md) San Luis Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [MHNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhns.md) Los Llanos Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [MHGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhgb.md) Guayabillas Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [MHLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhli.md) Talanguita Airport · 49 km / 30 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Palmerola International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palmerola_International_Airport&oldid=1365676858), revision of 23 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhsc/data