Tegucigalpa, Honduras Toncontin airport landing

Is this the original?

Nerves of steal! 💪 Kudos for the American Airlines Pilots 👌 True men, not like these Generation of Snowflakes and Crystals nowadays...... 😕 Just saying 🤷‍♀. One of the first YT I watched 15 yrs ago, and still watching.......

kai tak on steroids

That’s just nuckin futs!!!

Mountain on one end and cliff drop at the other. I remember it well!

beautiful 757(?) landing

The Honduran Kai Tak 😍

This sad because toncontin doesn't operate no more.😢

The American Airlines Captain in this video is my Father.
He’s been retired since 2007.
This video still makes him so happy that this clip has been around for so long and got so much traction.

Hermosa pista d aterrizaje

Extraño toncontin vivo en Europa y es una gran felicidad llegar a toncontin ,en palmerola sentí un vacío, frío e inhumano aeropuerto. Regresemos a toncontin x favor es una experiencia única al llegar del extranjero a ese bello terruño nuestra amada Tegucigalpa.

With the open of Palmerola Internatioin Airport in Comayagua PLX, this amazing landing that requeried an expert pilot is not longer seen. Except that the road is been extended 300 meters more and the larger plane that is landing now is a Boeing 737.

The American Airlines Captain in this video is my Father.
He’s been retired since 2007.
This video still makes him so happy that this clip has been around for so long and got so much traction.

For decades SAHSA, TAN and TACA were the only airlines flying large aircraft to Toncontin (B727, BAC-111, Vickers Viscount, Electra L-188, DC-6), when the landing was really was much more difficult because of the high terrain and obstacles on very short final right next to the approach end to runway 02. Because of this other airlines would not fly to Tegucigalpa. Eventually during the late 90's I believe the runway was extended and the high ground close to the runway leveled-off or flattened. After that the landings were a lot easier for the pilots. The Honduran pilots who flew for SAHSA and TAN airlines during that time were the best and the real experts.

Por decadas solo SAHSA, TAN y TACA eran las unicas lineas aereas que volaban aviones grandes a Tontontin (B727, BAC-111, Vickers Viscount, Electra L-188, DC-6) cuando en realidad era mucho mas dificil el atterizaje por el terreno alto en final corto a la pista 02. Por eso otras lineas aereas no volaban a Tegucigalpa. Eventualmente creo que en los 90's la pista fue extendida y el terreno alto cercano a la pista fue 'aplanado'. Despues de esto los atterizajes se hicieron mas facil para los pilotos. Los pilotos de Honduras que volaron con SAHSA y TAN durante esa epoca eran los mejores y verdaderos expertos.

You had to have big balls to land there

love the old American Airlines livery

Scary AF

To stay current, fly in once per 90 days or redo a sim qualifyer session

Old school 2023
First saw this one in 2009

One of my favourite aviation videos of all time.

Eggcelent, Landing !

Whenever I do the Tegucigalpa Landing Challenge in MFSF 2020, I keep thinking those PAPI lights must be off, telling me I'm way too high.

Hadn't really paid attention when I watched this video before.
He's extremely low before getting to the actual runway.
If I tried that in the MSFS 2020, I'd think I was already on the ground flying so low.

If you take the flight don’t let someone carry your bags for you. It’s a huge scam.

Mi bella tegucigalpa

Hear the clanking noise?… that’s the sound of the pilot’s steel balls when he walks…

On the threshold.
So short runway

Superb Air Manship..
Fantastic Pilot

Wtf😳😳😳🤣🤣🤣

Here in 2022.
Toncontin is now abandoned. Palmerola International Airport took its place and this little guy will probably end up as a museum or something. We're glad to have enjoyed the experience of landing at Toncontin, but a change was neccesary.

Que montón de comentarios en Ingles. Éxito!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Recuerdo que yo veía ese video de niño :)

Ah yes, perfectly aligned on approach

Landed there a few times, absolutely insane

Hola jajaja

amazing

"Look at how low planes right over us at St. Maarten in the Caribbean"

Toncontin airport at Teculcigalpa, Honduras: Hold my beer

O piloto é mágico pra pousar aí kkkkkkkkkk

Hace unos días cerraron el aeropuerto para vuelos internacionales...

Son una mierda aquí en New York lla lo ubieran echó un sitio turístico

Would they not at least clear that hillside of vegetation??

Excelente.

😲😱😱😱😱😱😱 uy no que miedo !

Si el video es del 2009 porque la fecha de publicación es de 2007?

Good bye, Toncontin!

I landed there in 2017. It was pretty intense, but we all came out of it unscathed. I love Honduras and cannot wait to return. With COVID and the political instability I don’t know when that will be.

Qualquer erro é fatal

The worst landing strip..

👍класс и привет от тренера по футболу!!!