Toncontín International Airport

Toncontín Airport

Aeropuerto Toncontín
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Owner/OperatorEMCO S.A
ServesTegucigalpa, Honduras
Elevation AMSL3,307 ft / 1,008 m
Coordinates14°03′42″N 087°13′01″W / 14.06167°N 87.21694°W / 14.06167; -87.21694
Websitetoncontin.aeropuerto.hn
Map
TGU
Location in Honduras
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,163 7,096 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Total Passengers617,526
Source: AIP, EMCO, S.A.

Toncontín Airport (IATA: TGU, ICAO: MHTG) formerly Toncontín International Airport, also known as 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. 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.