Tegucigalpa, Honduras Toncontin airport landing

AA landing in Tegucigalpa, prior to May 2009 984 ft extension increasing the length of the runway from 6112 ft to its current 7096 ft., combined with further blasting of hill on approach which somewhat decreases the risks and approach angle.

[@michaelhurley6072]

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.

[@karlagonzalez5835]

For real?

[@manifestgtr]

Your father was clearly a great pilot and got to fly one of the greatest airliners ever made. Couldn’t ask much more from a career in aviation

[@Ilovelosangeles]

👍👍👍👍

[@wfamdaxj]

Bless your dad, I've been an aviation geek all my life.. could I go back in time I would have studied to be a pilot. I so admire the hand flying skills into this airport and it must have been fun as well as challenging. It must have been even more fun in the 757. Boeing's greatest plane...... RB211's too. Big respect to your top draw dad.🖖

[@767driver4]

Flew Captain on the B-757 for many years in MIA. Tegucigalpa is the ONLY airport I never got qualified in. I flew Quito mostly but most all other B-757 and B-767 destinations as well. I also flew the Airbus 300 and retired on the B-777. I may have known your dad!

[@cbcsmithers]

This video exemplifies all the greatest aspects of an original KZbin video.

[@flori480]

cbcsmithers they don’t make em like this anymore

[@robburgundy9539]

1. 4:3 2. 240p 3. No music 4. No captions 5. all content

[@Mashruz]

@@robburgundy9539 480p?

[@cavakun]

@@robburgundy9539 Exact title and no customized thumbnail, no clickbait.

[@xcompa77x]

No 10 minutes of talking just to show a 40 second clip

[@herethen]

Terrain "whoop whoop", pull up pull up Incredible

[@Brian-ku9xs]

Stefan van Hierden it would be "terrain terrain, pull up"

[@habyss]

It's better than deplane! deplane!

[@djpablish6270]

50 40 30 20 10

[@garyzhang5099]

gpws always killed during the landing in those airport

[@jps7489]

Terrain, terrain, 50, 40, 30, pull up, 20, 10

[@gramos7187]

I was on the flight TACA 390, May 30, 2008. I'm lucky to be alive, but still paying with all my injuries from the crash. Spend a week in the hospital there.

[@stratotega]

shit! What happened when the plane crashed?

[@adamp.3739]

@@stratotega The plane's pilots had not accounted for a wet runway at Toncontín, which led to the aircraft overshooting the runway and ending up in the streets.

[@anawaleskaburgosflores7364]

Also it was the pilot's first time landing here. Pilots require a special training to land in Tegucigalpa. The runway had been slightly increased in length.....but its still a complicated approach anda difficult landing

[@palomino73]

@@anawaleskaburgosflores7364 NO, in fact the pilot of TACA 390 was a very skilled captain with over 11.000 hours of flying experience, he also has flown this very route often so he had over 50 accumulated landings in Tegucigalpa alone. But he still missed to put his plane's weight into the equation of parameters necessary to safely land at this airport; as the stop-over there would only be the first of a three-leg flight to Miami (Florida), so he was still too heavy for a runway this short in this wet weather conditions of that day.

[@anthonyortiz4687]

I was in 7th grade when that happened! I was at school in Tegucigalpa when we heard the news. Glad you are okay now

[@portknoxx7]

I like a video that starts with, “Don’t be afraid.”

[@Elias-xy9kc]

This was in my recommended 13 years later!! 😄😅 what a video!! 😁😁💪❤️♥️

[@mudmanz250]

All sorts of lights and noises in that flightdeck. That 757 was talkin to them.

[@givmi_more_w9251]

+mudmanz250 Well, if I were that GPWS, I would have short-circuited. Although I think that it was set in a way so it didn't went nuts.

[@shrinivasaprabhu8931]

there are particular settings so you can turn those alerts off. Usually in areas where it is redundant, the GPWS terrain mode etc is turned off, as far as I know.. i might be wrong.

[@JMIZZLE22]

Terrain...sink rate....pull up....

[@marcoalvarez7415]

Juraba que iba a encontrar monton de comentarios en español aca

[@nathanjahir4316]

JAJAJAJA ya también

[@gertrudisofilia649]

Jaja xd

[@rosmindabaquedano852]

Pues no jure ...en ese avión venía yo👍👍👍

[@manuelargueta6607]

@@rosmindabaquedano852 Es cierto , te ví cuando bajaste.

[@maycol5493]

X3

[@carlal.5072]

Excellent pilot, that takes skill that very few have.

[@sbalak]

Indeed!

[@samuelrivera7946]

Carla L. nah

[@matthewkaczer1459]

disagree. Pilots are trained well for these approaches. much like old Hong Kong kai .

[@CharlieND]

Not really "skill". Everyone gets trained to do these approaches when they get their license.

[@2425becca]

Yesss

[@Shaliaj7]

"don't be afraid" the BEST part of the video!!! great line!!!

[@irish89055]

+lenny zaroff Living in those countries now you better be afraid... I believe this airport has been closed...

[@life-ue8lg]

+irish89055 nope .. still working like normal. they're trying to close it but they don't know yet.

[@roysf]

I have been at that spot many years ago, and it is a bit scary to see a plane flying by so close to you. It was easy to think the landing gear could possibly hit you. In fact, a plane’s landing gear clipped a bus or truck when the road was close by the edge of the runway - the driver was jailed for many years for not heeding the traffic light which turned red when planes approached.. No injuries. Since then, they removed part of the hill to extend the runway, and moved the road. But it still is a dangerous, short runway surrounded by low mountains.

[@frncolc4077]

@@irish89055 no is not

[@irish89055]

Should be scared _hitless...

[@katiebarlow9771]

Flown in to this airport in Honduras, on a mission trip. I can honestly say it is DEFINITELY not a joke. We were literally eating the seats in front of us, because the pilot has to hit the brakes really hard. Leaving wasn't a cake walk either. Beautiful country and beautiful people, I miss you Hector. God be with you.

[@06rockdj]

David Bushman i think the Toncontin International Airport is going to be replaced by the new one the government is building in Comayagua city, it’s going to be located 52Miles (85km) north of Tegucigalpa.

[@Nino_J]

Who is Hector

[@mpleandre]

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.

[@nordeaa1745]

Algún hondureño porque aquí solo hay comentarios de inglés

[@carlosfuentes8519]

Jajaja

[@The747Isnotdead]

Mexa we :v

[@stevevega7765]

Jejejejeje nunca escribo comentario pero no hay muchos en español

[@daniellemus4008]

yo 😆

[@emilianocarusso9535]

Saludos Paisano!

[@Adriana-eu6ty]

Honduras airport: How many balls of steel do you have? The pilot: Yes.

[@jbonegw]

😄😄😄

[@LTUpilotsdream]

These jokes are not funny anymore

[@Adriana-eu6ty]

@@LTUpilotsdream omg, what I’m gonna do? 🥺🥺

[@hankjwimbleton342]

@@LTUpilotsdream stfu

[@roysf]

Poster's comments, con't: I love this video, I love Honduras, I miss flying SAHSA, but I am not afraid to travel to Tegucigalpa by plane. I feel confident that the major airlines are selecting experienced, professional pilots who can handle this type of runway.

[@avigator]

It’s all a matter of training. Simulators help you to be proficient before the first real life approach.

[@CaptMoo]

Still one of my fav videos since KZbin beginnings. I was born in Honduras and love aviation, and always watched Toncontin approaches back in the day, and this video made me love more aviation =D

[@bobdonovan34]

If you listen closely, you can hear the passengers screaming.

[@shasha6827]

This comments was 6 years ago....but i don't mind... What time?? I mean time stamp?

[@nardymo59]

😂😂😂no kidding

[@dannf3736]

People actually clap right after they land haha.. It's surreal.

[@dmarkj22]

😂

[@worldchamps271]

Now this my friends, is skill.

[@josephdale69]

Justin V he missed the runway.

[@masonmtb7]

@@josephdale69 this is one of the most dangerous approaches in the world, missing the landing threshold by 10-20 ft isnt that big of a deal, especially when flying in a larger aircraft such as a 757-200. It takes a lot of skill to land there. Also he didn’t miss the runway, he missed the threshold by 10-20ft, the threshold is still a part of the runway.

[@The415Sco]

RIP to all who suffered in the flight a couple of days ago, my family is from Honduras I have probably landed there a handful of times and didn't know it was this bad, they have officially closed the airport for now. I have a video in my videos section showing the take off from this airport.

[@mariasagastume9701]

Gracias por mostranrnos estos videos. Saludos desde Apple Valley California muchos 👍👍👍👍

[@patrickconlon1007]

I flew into this airport with no fear...heard they are doing some construction work! I enjoyed my time in Honduras!

[@06rockdj]

Patrick Conlon Hi there, i think the Toncontin International Airport is going to be replaced by the new one the government is building in Comayagua city, it’s going to be located 52Miles (85km) north of Tegucigalpa.

[@langlloveras6001]

My parents lived in Tegucigalpa from 1954 until their deaths in 1985 and 2000 respectively. The trick about landing there, on that very short runway was that the pilot had to bank between two mountaintops, level out, land and stop the plane before the end of the runway which was on a sawed-off mountaintop.. To add interest to the procedure, Exxon had its storage tanks in the valley at the end of the runway. It was customary after landing there to give the pilot a standing ovation.

[@keegangidley2071]

Sorry about your parents.. It's cool how you know all about that airport.

[@langlloveras6001]

Keegan Gidley Thank you! We had, over the years, a lot of experiences flying in Honduras. My parents knew Mr. Yerex, the founder of TACA Airlines. He was a one-eyed soldier of fortune from New Zealand who flew all over the Mountains of Central and South America with that lack of depth perception caused by being blind in one eye. When they flew with him in his personal plane, Mr. Yerex would do the take-off and landing, and let my mother fly the plane once they were aloft...

[@720069mf]

well deserved ovation....

[@keijikita2726]

Lang Lloveras Your explanation is quiet right and good for me, thanks. I am a Japanese and went to Tegucigalpa and San Pedro sula twice (in 1980 and 1991). The reason I went to Honduras was to buy sesame and coffee beans for Japan. At that time maybe the both cities were more safe and calm than now and I had good memory to the country. Yes, I experienced passengers' (standing?) ovations when the plane landed safely.

[@langlloveras6001]

+Keiji Kita Thank you. I enjoyed hearing about your experiences there, as well.

[@bagelboi66]

"Don't be afraid" - good advice. This is stunning! I wish I could stand on that hill and experience how it feels to see an airliner flying right at me and then see and feel it zoom right past me. That would be thrilling! Better than any ride at Disney too.

[@Starkster50]

I never get tired of watching good pilots fly !

[@moriver3857]

This video still amazes me, though I've watched it many times over the years. It's not so scary now. Runway is now longer and the small hill were the people were watching from, is gone. No place to extend at the end where the TACA A320 went over and into the neighborhood. There's another video of a 737 in USAir livery (being ferried after sold) much scary than this one and almost went over the end. At that time, the 757 was the largest plane that could land there. And at the time, the airport code was TNT. That has changed too.

[@ivebeenmemed]

Very ironic that it used to be called TNT 😅

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

When the glideslope is literally a slope.

[@valobrien9596]

That was spectacular! The only thing I don't like about it is that I wasn't there to witness it!

[@RONWOLPA]

During the 1990's I flew with Lacsa constantly all over Central America and let's say Toncontin was not one of my favourites airports. Coincidentaly in one occasion , in the eve of a morning flight to TGU , History Channel broadcasted a "Most Extreme Airports" episode on Tocontin , showing how dangerous it is. Well I am not a chicken but the landing was a bit too harsh.

[@hyperthreaded]

I remember this video from my childhood.

[@kennethlee4894]

I love it... I have been to TGU and remember the landing... It is unforgettable.. He viajado a TGU. Yo recuerdo la llegada. Es increible.

[@khickling3746]

Best video of this airport. Love how close to the ground they are on the approach

[@Admiral_Jezza]

>released in 2007 >recommended in 2019

[@riskie2773]

Make that 2021

[@raetime08]

Beautiful country and even more beautiful people. Can't wait to go back! The pilots do a great job with what they have to work with!

[@recacon3]

Toncontín rocks!!!!!!!! Great airport, great video, wish I could spend a week just watching these landings there!

[@patrickconlon1007]

"Dont be afraid" is the best part of this video...took this flight, and I was not afraid to land in Honduras!

[@patrickconlon1007]

In fact once I landed I was trying to interview for jobs to teach English on the other side of the world...

[@streamskat]

Yes, it's the airport in the city where I live :)

[@Fabryfg]

si, el aeropuerto toncontin... Honduras, todo está mal en mi país

[@rafaellopez5817]

No hermano, los políticos y la delincuencia es lo malo, nuestra tierra una belleza🙏😉

[@gabrielsanchez4656]

@@rafaellopez5817 la infraesctructura tambien es una mierda aqui solo hay bellezas naturales como cualquier otro pais en infraescturas estamos atrasados edificios viejos, calles en mal estado, estadios complejos deportivos en precariedad, etc etc.

[@rafaellopez5817]

@@gabrielsanchez4656 son duda hermano, es el resultado del maldito cancer de los políticos

[@mpleandre]

¿No? La CA 5 es la mejor autopista de CA, y el aeropuerto de Palmerola ya funciona. Tegucigalpa va creciendo en infraestructura junto con SPS (cosa que no ocurre ni en Panamá, que sólo CD Panamá avanza). Dejen de tirarle mi*rda al país.

[@mpleandre]

@@gabrielsanchez4656 No maje. No estamos tan mal como otros de CA, al menos (No menciones Costa Rica porque a esos todo se lo hicieron los chinos)

[@SS-fy8cx]

One of my favourite aviation videos of all time.

[@gjdgjdgjd]

I just got back from Tegucigalpa (Toncotin) last night. Our landing was close to the same as the video above. It certainly requires a skilled pilot. The talk is that they are going to expand the runway. On takeoff they have to rev the engines to full power before releasing the brake so they can get up enough speed for take off. Certainly fun flying in and out!

[@bendover9411]

There were some white knuckles on the dash of that 757!

[@jorgemartinez126o]

My country Honduras!, thats the worst airport in here

[@guillermo5066]

No puedo creer lo corta q es esa pista.

[@slepyash_5042]

@@guillermo5066 mas aun los increíbles pilotos que aterrizan i despegan de hay jajaja

[@ronaldopereira309]

Seu país não tem aeroporto kkkkkkk

[@albertovasquez5202]

@@ronaldopereira309 cool cool

[@leathergazelle2491]

it should be removed when the new one is finished

[@thehobdys]

Landed here in February 2015. This was my 8th trip to Honduras. We had to land in San Pedro Sula the year of the crash, that resulted in the improvements. It is much better since they lengthened and improved the runway.

[@butgod2480]

It's a rush to land there in those days. 1986, you just dropped into the bowl, banked most of time, leveled out, and immediately -- as seen here -- touched down. Short runway, too. Taking off was as much fun.

[@siouxwarrior7]

Crosswind and full reverse thrust landing. Actually, the runway is longer today Toncontin really rocks!

[@ToptanFiyatinaPerakendeSatis]

That pilot has so much skill!

[@Jaimemonaime]

Excellent, great, Amazing, very experienced pilot.Thanks, there are some airports, even more dangerous around the world ,it worth the value to fly to Tegucigalpa Honduras.Thanks for this video is one of my favorites

[@fernandover9538]

Tercer mundo en su "MÁXIMA" expresión ...

[@Chojui]

Hace 13 años en su máxima expresión

[@floridanowiirrii]

Encantaría conocer Ese lindo país

[@davidzavala6044]

Aquí tiran flechas

[@AZAFATA3500]

A mi me gustaría conocerte corazón! 💋💋💋

[@davidzavala6044]

@@AZAFATA3500 lo más seguro que eres hombre 😂

[@AZAFATA3500]

@@davidzavala6044 ESTÁS PEROOOOOÓ BIEN PENDEJOOOOOOÓ!!!!!

[@davidzavala6044]

@@AZAFATA3500 ya tranquila 😅. Como te llamas?

[@gramos7187]

Accidents, 9 deaths, 79 hospitalized on May 30, 2008 'Taca 390, as i was on that flight and spend a week in the hospital. Still have not recovered.

[@cheezit2989]

Hope you've been okay.

[@Socket1021]

I would hate to be a passenger on a plane making that kind of landing, but I'll bet the pilots just LOVE doing this! And kudos for that particular pilot for hitting the nail on the head. Good work!

[@whatevarrr]

For some reason, videos like this help with my phobia of flying.

[@LuchoRimac]

You're right...I just over reacted..by the way, I still have fondly memories of my short stay in Comayaguela.

[@dayanadun1641]

Soy la unica de Honduras y en el 2019?

[@metronhn]

:D

[@pedroflores3549]

Dayana Dun hola hermosa preciosa como esta?

[@TheAntozz]

X2

[@dayanadun1641]

@@pedroflores3549 q pedo?

[@elpatronf-16eeuu27]

Ya olvidastes las caravanas?

[@Jc22ny]

Great Video thanks for posting!

[@jmy6050]

Brilliant video and professional landing... right on the piano keys.

[@Fabryfg]

"Don't be afraid" funny that the person saying this is only watching the landing, imagine the passengers

[@keijikita2726]

I also had experience to land this air port twice (maybe 1980 and 1991). Air port building was old one in 1980 and runway was same with this video (very short) . Air line would be Miami Air ? and American (same with this Video) . Miami Air's CA announced in the plane that this air port is the most hard place for landing in the world !! I am a Japanese and went there to buy sesame and coffee beans for Japan.

[@pineapple323]

kudos to the captain/pilot of this plane, smooth arrival...I am from tegus too!

[@PilotWanderlust]

Awesome airport! Great capture!

[@boekster7108]

Imagine booking a flight, only to realize this is how you’re arriving at your destination

[@chomp_5412]

Boekster Cubing I’ve landed here and the plane literally bounced when it hit the ground

[@intracoast]

I've landed there as a pilot of a King Air hundreds of times in the early 1990's. In a small plane it really is not too bad to land in. Losing an engine on take off might be a bit tricky, but that never happened fortunately. The field is safer than this video makes it appear. Thousands of flights take off and land there yearly. Many major airlines go there including American, Continental and Iberia. I am sad for the families of the victims of today's accident.

[@turnleftdale]

I've been a passenger for this landing at least a dozen times. It is still terrifying.

[@rosakempe2187]

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.

[@Shaliaj7]

"don't be afraid" girl, had have you returned to Honduras? Do you were with the Corp? I really enjoy your line, original, human. creative, inspirational, I have seen tons of videos, but your words make this video the number 1, really, I'm from Tegus and know the experience in Toncontin, I think that every human being, need land there at least once in life.

[@maryanngordon8450]

Yes! I flew SAHSA in the 60's, and it WAS scary!!

[@Shaliaj7]

@@maryanngordon8450 Hi. Nice to hear from you¡ wow I am surprised. Yes I also fly in SAHSA few times. The Tegus airport is something else. Had you returned to Honduras? I was in Roatan 2 years ago, beautiful place. The country is going through deep troubles, sad. I hope you have good memories of your trip there. I am thrilled 😊

[@RomeoJulietCharlie]

They probably shouldn't have been QUITE so close! Displaced thresholds are there for a bloody good reason and these guys landed early. The approach looks nice and dramatic but it'd have been more skilful to land where they were supposed to. Still, no wonder they blasted the hill and stretched the strip! It does look cool, of course. ;)

[@AaronOrtiz]

RJ runway overruns are common in Toncontin, so pilot was being cautious

[@johnthomas2587]

@@AaronOrtiz No...the pilot landed prior to the displaced threshold..not allowed...but I dont think anybody is going to make a stink about it. If they touched down just few feet later I would applaud.

[@DanjCQ]

That approach is the same every time. I made this landing three times (as a passenger) on a C-130 military transport when I was an officer in the Army reserves in the mid 90's. It is so completely different than a typical landing almost anywhere in the world that you can't help but feel the adrenaline kick in no matter how much of a battle harden flyer you are. There have been a number of horrific accidents at this airport over the years.

[@MattBonk991]

That butter with all the crosswind is soo satisfying

[@theedrstrangelove]

these are great views of aircraft landing here. have any of you ever been in a plane landing here? i remember half dozen times landing here. though i am not afraid of flying at all, it is pretty hair raising to be in a plane landing in this strip. it was worse than this in the 80's!

[@brianbyrne5804]

theedrstrangelove I landed there twice in 95-96. It's a bit nerve-wracking.

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

What were you even doing in Honduras in the 80s? Let me guess, coke and hookers.

[@dianeericson7900]

+theedrstrangelove Landed as a passenger in a military C-47 in '63. Seated sideways, looking down at the grass rushing by right next to me - heart-stopping!

[@blackhorse385]

precision landing awesome!

[@2425becca]

😱😱 Every time I see an airplane landing there it makes me nervous! The quick change in angle to land it is crazy and the short strip my gawddd 😰🙏🙏

[@carlospinto9401]

Pisemos?

[@lorristacy]

It is an honor and a privileged every time I step off onto that tarmac! I am leaving for my 7th trip there for three weeks and I could not be more excited.....I am sorry you do not feel the same.

[@Lizarthur63]

The Pilot was female. She had two pilots on her jumpseat (behind her,) coaching her in as this was her first time landing here. She has a great reputation. She nailed it!

[@mirziadahmed2238]

How do you know?

[@yzyzyzyz5032]

not sure i believe this

[@gavinsingh4450]

More like she got nailed in the cockpit!!!

[@jasonckeller]

@@gavinsingh4450 douchebag

[@Calx91]

Shut up

[@withfor0912]

Whose here from swiss001’s video?

[@kartelslach]

Me

[@withfor0912]

Star 737 he did a vid about this airport ;)

[@egnazia]

Indeed!😂😂😂

[@davidwicklin9943]

Wow! Perfect landing at Toncontin! Trajectory going down over those hills was just right. THAT was a TOP GUN pilot as that takes REAL SKILL!

[@gavinsingh4450]

Top gun??? U need to get outta ur fantasy world!!!

[@davidwicklin9943]

@@gavinsingh4450 Okay SMART ASS, let's see YOU land planes like that at Toncontin in Tegus!! It was a figure of speech, metaphorically speaking! Stop living in YOUR fantasy world taking everything people say literally!

[@jonathanrivas650]

Muy bonita la capital de honduras, tegusigalpa siempre preciosa. Desde Acapulco gro.

[@OortCloud]

I'd be having the time of my life on board that landing LOL

[@thesubscriber8546]

CrossWind, Center Line Pro Pilot!

[@laurajack68]

I was in Tegucigalpa last week and the road at the end of the runway was closed. On my first trip there 17 years ago, there was a mountain at the end of it. It has since been knocked down. Always an adventure!

[@ArcticEwi]

Excellent video! =))

[@ahuachapan2]

This is real. I approve it.

[@trancehi]

The passengers looking out as it's banking and hugging the terrain like that, must be one hair-raising moment for them.

[@RainbowManification]

+trancehi I'm sure the captain gives some sort of briefing about this.

[@hamannshaikh7398]

*THAT ROAR OF B757 - INCREDIBLE LANDING* 😍😍😍

[@kuan9950]

my aunt went to honduras last year for my grandmas burial, she said that when she landed everyone in the plane clapped,i landed in san pedro which wasnt a cake either because of the coastal winds.

[@givmi_more_w9251]

Beautiful to look at that 757, but I'm sure it is a horrifying experience to land there as a pax, especially if you don't know that this is a "normal" approach there. I'm sure there went some prayers skyward.

[@juliawed]

Courier6 i landed in tegucigalpa today, and my heart was beating out of my chest

[@tyreekmurillo4524]

-bae come over -can’t, runway too short and surrounded by mountains -i’m home alone -don’t worry i got this i played enough gta

[@altimerock]

Ah feel like going to this place. Awesome job u pilots.

[@aboud_raed2]

I was only 1 year when this video came out 😭🥺

[@tahitiantreats]

TACA=Take a Chance Airlines... May the odds ever be in your favor...

[@banana_man_101]

this is AA

[@Enzoxvx]

@@banana_man_101 TACA is the airport code

[@banana_man_101]

@@Enzoxvx oh

[@Diego38019]

@@Enzoxvx do you mean ICAO code? because it's MHTG, TACA was an airline, and a very good one actually with an acceptable safety record.

[@Enzoxvx]

@@Diego38019 oh yeah you're right, my mistake

[@NewYorkBattleCat]

awww hell nooooo

[@KrosanBeast315]

if you watch The Most Extreme Airports, one of the men says, "if you miss the first attempt to land, go to a different airport than try to land again at Toncontin." In 2011, it was decided that all commercial jets would not be allowed to fly into or out of Toncontin anymore.(Correction applied 1/18/19: Only small planes and domestic flights are allowed)

[@angelgalvez1081]

KrosanBeast315 That has not happened, and American makes flights with a 737, along with Delta and United. Copa flys to Panama, and Avianca goes to San Salvador and San Jose (Costa Rica).

[@KrosanBeast315]

I added a correction per your comment. Thank you for that.

[@alexsandroalmeidadasilvaal578]

Piloto bastante profissional,linda aterrissagem.

[@willdabeast3201]

Even with the lengthened runway, nothing will prepare you for seeing houses just off the wingtips on both sides when you are still a minute out from landing.....and then the braking!

[@dazuwild4565]

Nobody: Not even Kanya west KZbin: We have a video recommend for you!

[@soflodoug]

Pilots always seem to amaze me! They are a rare breed.

[@pgr92]

awesomee!! just amazing landing

[@Bimtavdesign]

ahahah THIS IS LITERALLY BEHIND MY PARENT'S HOUSE!!

[@dizzychizzy1]

It kinda is...

[@KC-nd7nt]

Really ? Wow

[@jebediahkerman4251]

*Thats How i Land in Infinite Flight :D*

[@Tientje83]

yes i've been there.. it was a very difficult but great landing, we had a standing ovation for the pilots! :) great to see this!

[@timothymckee1412]

I've been on planes that landed there several times. Good pilots!

[@johnstewart8849]

1974...we were about 50’ above the Toncontin runway...pilot powers-on, lifts landing gear...we peel out of there. Looking down, there is a tanker truck of hot tar parked crosswise on the runway, filling expansion strips. We diverted, but that would have made one heck of a fireball...”Oh, the humanity!”....

[@auds6]

1800 metros para un 757 ese es un gran piloto xD

[@christophermulgrew8361]

Love.to.go.on.holiday.there🎊🎊🎊🎑🎑🎑🎉🎉