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About david

Canadian 650-hour instrument-rated private pilot, owner of a Piper Warrior II, and founder of OurAirports.

Web site: http://www.megginson.com/blogs/lahso/.

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Tue, 26 Aug 2008
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895
 

A charter 737 crashed near the airport on August 24, 2008, killing 68 of the 90 people on board:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Aseman_Airlines_Flight_6895

Tue, 26 Aug 2008
City might close airport
 

Some city counselors want to close the airport and sell the land to developers, but local doctors want it to stay open for medevac and organ-delivery flights:

http://www.ourairports.com/airports/CYXD/

Sat, 23 Aug 2008
Closed after WWII
 

This airfield was closed after World War II, since Sand Island (PMDY), immediately to the west, allowed for a longer runway.

Sat, 23 Aug 2008
International flights may move
 

The Honduras government wants to move international flights to Tegucigalpa from Toncontín to the Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), which already hosted them temporarily earlier in 2008. Smaller planes and domestic flights would continue to use Toncontín. There's no schedule for the change, yet.

Sat, 23 Aug 2008
New international airport
 

The Honduras government wants to convert this base to be Tegucigalpa's new international airport (it already served that role temporarily earlier in 2008), while Toncontín (TGU) will server only smaller aircraft and domestic flights.

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