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TGU - Tegucigalpa's Toncontin International Airport

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March 14, 2005 new by giorgio

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TGU - Tegucigalpa's Toncontin International Airport

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TGU - Tegucigalpa's Toncontin International Airport
photo by: (C) 2005 Tegu Airport Backpackers

Tegucigalpa airport is located about 7 Km from the city center on the south side of Tegucigalpa. Incoming passengers don't pay departure tax unless their connections are more than 8 hours apart.

The airport has been upgraded in recent years, and pilots flying in on commercial airlines have been especially trained for special landings. TGU is at about 980 meters above sealevel and sourounded by mountains; it is amazing how pilots handle the landings so smoothly and safely. Larger aircraft (737-700's and 757s) come in high over the more..

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