Satellite and aerial maps of Cnel Enrique Soto Cano / Palmerola Air Base with nearby locations

Palmerola, Villa de San Antonio, Comayagua, Honduras

Nearby locations	Km	Bearing
Los Pinares , Tegucigalpa	55.2	120	MHLR
Toncontin International Airport , Tegucigalpa	79.2	122	MHTG
Goloón International Airport , La Ceiba	92.6	063	MHLC
San Lorenzo , Valle	105.8	170	MHSL
Sonsonate Acajutla ,	116.9	207	MSAC
La Mesa International Airport , Cortés	123.0	345	MHLM

Cnel Enrique Soto Cano / Palmerola Air Base

1984 to present
14° 22' 51.88'' N 87° 37' 15.96'' W
3.3nm SSE of Comayagua, Comayagua, Comayagua
ICAO: MHPR	IATA: XPL
Elevation: 2062 feet

The air base was developed further, to become the new Honduran capitals International Airport, replacing Toncontin in Tegucigalpa. It opened in Oct 2021 with the new ICAO code MHPR, replacing the original MHSC.

List of units at Cnel Enrique Soto Cano / Palmerola Air Base

Years	Unit
1983-	1-228 AVN	CH-47F Chinook, 414 - H-47D Chinook, S-70 H-60,

Cnel Enrique Soto Cano / Palmerola Air Base News

JTF-Bravo Disaster Relief in Haiti

20-Aug-21 - U.S. Southern Command Joint Task Force (JTF) Bravo based out of Soto Cano, Honduras deployed 2 Chinook and 2 Black Hawk helicopters to Haiti for disaster relief after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake of August 14 #Haiti

JTF-Bravo Rescuing Victims of Hurricane Eta

09-Nov-20 - U.S. Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) based in Soto Cano, Honduras conducting humanitarian relief support for people affected by Hurricane Eta in Guatemala and Panama #HurricaneEta

JTF-Bravo Helicopter Formation in Honduras

30-May-20 - U.S. Army 1-128 AVN, part of JTF Bravo based in Soto Cano, Honduras deployed 10 Chinooks and UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters for Contingency Of Operations Plan (COOP) readiness training exercise #SotoCano

JTF-Bravo Black Hawk Qualifications with USNS Comfort

05-Aug-19 - US Army’ Black Hawk helicopters from 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment (1-228th AVN) Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo) based at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras completed deck-landing qualifications with the US Navy Fourth Fleet’ hospital ship USNS Comfort in Costa Rica #HospitalShip

JTF-Bravo Deploys for Hurricane Matthew Relief

05-Oct-16 - U.S. Task Force Bravo based in Honduras deploying to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to provide humanitarian and disaster relief assistance after Hurricane Matthew

JTF-Bravo K9 Training in Honduras

18-Aug-16 - U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo, based in Honduras, 1-228 AVN Black Hawk helicopters provided hoist training for the Joint Security Forces’ Military Working Dogs and handlers

JTF-Bravo Trains Central American Firefighters

26-Apr-16 - U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo, based in Honduras, hosted firefighters from Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama for a live-fire training exercise at Soto Cano

JTF-Bravo Support Honduras in Fighting Wildfire

31-Mar-16 - U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo based at Soto Cano airbase Honduras provided support to control a fire in Jeanette Kawas National Park, Tela, Atlántida department

JTF Bravo in Honduras Supports Operation Caravana

16-Nov-15 - U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo based at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras supported Operation Caravana to help counter the trafficking of illicit drugs, weapons and money through the region.

CH-47F Chinook arrived at Soto Cano Honduras

20-Aug-14 - SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras by Capt Steven Stubbs - As the sun rose over the air base tarmac like it does every morning, one could feel a sense of anticipation but yet also sorrow at the same time. Pilots and crew chiefs performed their normal checks, filled out their paperwork and readied themselves for another day of flying. But this day wasn't just any other day. This day would be a day of goodbyes.

07-Aug-14	1-228th AVN deck landing qualification in Honduras
06-Apr-14	Joint TF-Bravo helps protect Honduran village
15-Feb-14	1-228th AVN deck landing qualification
05-Feb-14	US Army trains aircraft recovery in Honduras
22-Jan-14	US Army Chinooks joint training in El Salvador