Daamn hondureños deberian hacer un aeropuerto mejor ya k tienen bastante espacio. Que bueno que soy salvadoreño y no tengo k viajar ai xk eza aeropuerto esta horrible, por eso han chokado
I've made this landing on that same AA flight six times. The hill that they fly DOWN to get to the airport has been blasted out of the way but its still the most interesting landing you can make on a scheduled flight. Take off is a real trip since they stand on the brakes and firewall the throttle. The wings are bucking and then they let go and ZOOOOM! If you have a full load and its hot you land twenty minutes later at San Pedro Sula to get enough gas to get to Miami. These guys do it daily.
Es casi un espectaculo ver esto,yo he visto esos aterrizajes en persona porque yo vivo aqui en Tegucigalpa Honduras, si es muy dificultoso aterrizar debido a que esta area es montañosa, por eso hoy 16/sept/2011, se esta construyendo el nuevo aeropuerto internacional de Palmerola donde no habra este tipo de situaciones riegosas. Mientras tanto a rezar porque no hayan accidentes.
@Alexmur98 - Why do you think it's a fake? I didn't take the video, but I've stood there watching planes land. The video makes it appear that the runway is shorter than it actually is - but it is a very short runway & to land safely & successfully, pilots need to touch down at or very close to the "impact zone", which is the set of white lines. What makes this even more challenging are the surrounding mountains, requiring a somewhat steep approach, usually with a wide turn.
@Alexmur98 - Additionally, this video has been up for 4 years with 2 1/2 million views and hundreds of comments, many by persons who have landed here, including a number of pilots. You're the first one to suggest it is not real.
@Alexmur98 you're a dickhead, you can only say a video is fake if you actually think it is with proof, just because this is impressive doesn't mean its fake?? you're one of those buzz-kill guys that tries to find shitty things in everything, im so glad your getting abuse for this
Wow, outside view looks scarier than it does inside the plane! I've flown in to Tegus 7 times now, twice before the runway extension and 5 times since and I enjoy it every time. Might be a bit nervous in the rain, though. Pilots always warn that it's an abrupt landing, and usually explain that they have lots of experience and land there regularly. Still get a big applause from the passengers every time.
@tjjohn1001 that is our reality my friend but comalapa airport in el salvador my country is way better, is the best of Central america come to visit us and enjoy some pupusas
@raph4485 yes, it's been discussed. it's okay for a pilot to do so. the only reason its there is because of obstacles on the approach. as long as he doesn't hit them, he is fine to hit the displacement.
Germany never gave up the fight for world control. With the US stuck in Afghanistan and Irak wasting its wealth making new enemies, Germany made a large leap forward. Having lost two open wars to become the dominating power on earth, Germany reverted to the tactics used before 1914 and between1918-1939: Infiltrating other countries with snitchers, manipulating them and draw as much wealth as possible from these victims of German greed. My brother Markus Bott was murdered because of our homepage
que mejor manera de decir "estamos hechos mierda" que un aterrizaje en Toncontin? desde el primer segundo que se toca tierra hondureña se sabe que estas en la mera jungla. asi dejen esa mierda hasta que se arregle lo que de verdad importa. hacer un buen estadio.
Sounds like he had strong wind from the left. He needed to step on the right rudder. He landed little side wise. It is hard approach. Too many things coming at him at the same time. As for people watching..have fun..I would love to be there to watch every airplane landing....
padelante ok,, represent duro sin miedo full respeto q estan afuegooo!!! att. EL INDIO FLOW Y LA FIERA... El duo incontrolable de la nueva era... fron PUERTO RICO y HONDURAS.. facebook, youtube,myspace. el indio flow y la fiera, chekea
Before they extended the runway the plane landed about 20 meters from a main road, they had stop lights on that road and would make it be a red light when a plane was landing so the cars didn't get in the way of the exhaust of the planes!
Pilot: Passengers, we are on a risky situation, the aiport we are going to land has a very difficult approach, we decided to land nearly to this airport, in another. Thank you
ATC: AA321: Justin Bieber is on the runway! Repeat Justin bieber is on the runway.
Pilot: Passengers: We decided to land, it's worth to take the risk.
no me chinguen es solamente una pista !!!! que huevos de los pilotos para hacer esas maniobras !!! oh !! perdon se me olvidaba este es el aeropuerto internacional de este pais !!!
Canada has no human rights. Canadian police psychologically tortures minority citizens. Openly, shamalessly spreads baseless widespread rumors, targeting an innocent citizen, who has challenged their egos. And JPs in courts are an extention of beaurocracy. The justice of system in Canada is hallway discussions between cops and authorities. strong opinions are made up before the case starts. Do not immigrate to Canada. Law doesn't work here. Its police mafia state. Highly corrupt beaurocracy.
@bombardierdude15 It's worse the other direction. I've made this landing on this very flight several times now and you do get used to it sort of. Going the other direction gets the wind behind you and makes things harder to stop. Landing as shown above gives you a cliff to run off of if you go too far. Coming the other direction means you get to crash into a hill. Not good.
@bombardierdude15 they have done it and it is less risky ( less mountains and hills ) but i think it has to do something with the wind. baah dont listen to me ( though it is less risky haha)
I've been there 3 times, twice before the runway extension! I don't know what was scarier, landing there or the Pile of junk TACA puddle jumper I flew in from the island of Roatan to the mainland!
I have ridden a plane into Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and what the video doesn't show is the narrow slot of a valley the pilot must navigate BEFORE landing on a runway that drops off sharply at one end. If the runway has been extended, I still think there would be a steep angle at the same end.
@breynolds71 If you are flying American airlines through Miami then you will at least have a 757 which is the biggest thing that lands there. I've made this landing four or five times now and you get used to it. The first time I was seated next to a Honduran lady who was furiously crossing herself and praying as we came in. Be sure to clap and cheer after landing. Everyone else usually does. :)
It's not that it "looks" too short. It IS too short. This is one of the most dangerous airports to land in. There's a pretty big hill blocking the plane's path and Tegucigalpa is almost completely surrounded by mountains. I'm Honduran and I refuse to land in that airport.
@colty77 Take offs are different. The pilot stands on the brakes and firewalls the engines until the wings are practically flapping. Then he let's it go and Whooosh! Last time I was there it was very hot and we had a full load so they couldn't get enough gas on board to get to Miami. We made about a twenty minute flight to San Pedro Sula on the coast and gassed up before resuming the trip. First time I had that happen.
Don't be afraid? You're standing in the flight path of a 757. Shouldn't you have thought of that before you decided to stand on a friggin' hill waiting for it to fly overhead? LOL. That comment always makes me wonder why she's telling the other people to not be afraid? What, like it's gonna crash into spectators on that day? LOL.
@jakfuki - friends assure friends when they're together doing something with an increased level of risk or a perceived higher level of risk. e..g. bungee cords jump, zip line, parasailing, or under the landing approach of a plane where you'll feel the plane is getting way too close for your comfort. Maybe this time the plane will come in too low, who knows? Years ago, the landing gear hit the roof of a bus crossing on the highway that goes by the beginning of the runway.
the bus was hit prior to when I first went to Honduras in 1983 and the driver was in jail then, so it was siad. I've been on the spot where these people were standing and it looked crazy close, but planes were probably at least 100 feet overhead, likely much more. Anyway this spot where they took the video from is long gone, bulldozed away to extend the runway a bit, but it's still a very short runway with a challenging approach.
@WhiteCamry hmm well by 1950 it was already there so yeah its quite old actually. AND they didnt really built it in the right place, maybe at the time it was but now with the huge airplanes and them getting bigger ehh. but seriously its no big deal, i dont really know what the fuss is about. im honduran and ive landed there my whole life.
@citonelson I believe it is VFR only. I've made this landing on an AA757 several times and while it's not quite as wild as it looks it will get your attention. Take offs are the fun part. The pilot stands on the brakes and runs the engines up until the wings are bucking then lets her go. ZZZOOOOOMM! As soon as we clear the mountains I doze off until Miami. It was very hot last time and we had to land in San Pedro Sula after about twenty minutes to take on a full load of gas.
holly fudgedssss!!! no wonder the plane when we land when all crooked men i should it know it thats what happen when u fall to sleep and wake up on the middle of landing well it want AA it was taca
This landing was nice, in between the two white dots and dashed stripes. If the landing is after the dots, at the end there is a 65 ft cliff awaiting. While this airport has now been extendend, it still a little scary. Want thrill check out kuhla in Nepal, gateway to Everest, people there pray before and after taking off and landing. The run away is landing uphill and taking off downhill. Only small crafts go in and out. and it was paved in 2002.
ala ,mierdaaa que dificil la entrada, encima el terreno de pendiente abajo pegado al avion si es un desafio para poder aterrizar ( encima la pista me parece oh es muy corta ? saludos no soy piloto pero eso se ve a simple vista
when approaching a tenocntin, the trick is to carry plenty of speed going of the hill, when you clear it, use roughly half airbrakes (varies to speed) to cut altitude with a little throttle to keep approach speed, when near the runway threshhold, flare early, and apply more airbrake. when about to touch down, realease airbrakes for a smooth touchdown. then use reverse thrust and full flaps, with full airbrakes.
Um, no. May work a treat on flight sim but I think you'll find full flaps are on long before touchdown depending upon height, weight and traffic conditions (max speed atc will give etc).
@Boieng747obsession Why would you deploy speed brakes when you are on approach 500ft AGL. That would be the most stupid and dangerous thing any pilot would ever do especially maneuvering around terrain like that. Also the last thing you want to do is increase Vref speed. Doing that will cause the chance of overshooting the runway upon touchdown due to the higher ground speed or overshooting the turn to align yourself with the runway.
everytime I pass near the airport I get the feeling that 1 day an airplane will fall over meo_O !!!!! anyways the infrastucture conditions are not available, really sad, I think a pilot that can land there is someone to admire!!!!
@kingmarco301 Three accidents at that airport taking 135 lives since 1989 and it handles less than 600,000 flights a year. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Ohio... 0 deaths since 1955 (when I moved there). They have over 11,000,000 flights a year. Toncontin Airport is the most dangerous commercial airport in the world.
im from honduras and the government there just wants to take money. they dont care about other people. there poor to so they really dont bother to fix that airport.
That`s why we (yes, I'm from Tegucigalpa) proudly say we've got the best pilots in Central America.... I mean for cryin`out loud, they actually learn in this runway....
@Damakel you cant say it because they learn the runway but you can because that shit takes some balls i want to be a pilot and id well give it ago (im from ireland,not sure flight time).
Anyway you lot defo can say that but other pilots do it as well
@allboeing mmm u have a nice point, they sure learn it and others may do it too... but let me mention that all the accidents that have occurred here were foreigners... I know it's mostly my Honduran pride but hey bare with it, it's just Central America not the world... oh oh and we do have among the best fighter pilots in CA winning by far the only air battle in between CA countries (Honduras vs El Salvador) but hey!, there again it's just CA.... XD BTW, best of lucks on getting your license!
@Damakel well thats like me saying all the accidents at the airport in which ill be training where foreigners it doesn't make us better,you have to go over an international airport landing path and back into an army take-off path then over a mountain then turn back into another mountain with bogs on all making it easy for crashes to become fatal.Due to that you have to train on all 3 of those airports
Every year an average of 5 cesna's crash into one of the mountains but all are foreigners.
@Damakel and then when they are on track heading to eastern europe(irelands western europe) after all the mountains there only about 2,500 feet which is approx 600/700 feet above the mountains and within about 15 minutes they will be over the irish sea so its dangerous but it only comes close to honduras but we do have crosswinds nearly every single day of the year even in the summer so our pilots are used to landing as normal in crosswinds.
@Damakel oh and thanks for the luck but its funds if anything getting in the way(well my rich uncles friends friend owns the airport i want to train in,that might help funds!).
En ese aeropuerto solo deberian aterrizar patos
interjoseeh 2 weeks ago
@EDGARDVIGIL Yeeahh el salvador baby!!!!! Yeah
Cezer415 1 month ago
Daamn hondureños deberian hacer un aeropuerto mejor ya k tienen bastante espacio. Que bueno que soy salvadoreño y no tengo k viajar ai xk eza aeropuerto esta horrible, por eso han chokado
Cezer415 1 month ago
@Cezer415
y a vos quien te dijo que es el Unico Aeropuerto de Honduras? Esta el De San Pedro Sula, Palmerola, Ceiba y Roatan tambien!!!
elcatrachodelflow10 1 month ago
@Cezer415 este aeropuerto es mas grande que tu país jajajajajaja, el salvador ni en el mapa aparece jajajajajaja
wmejia504 2 weeks ago
siemka czesiek
nevil00 1 month ago
I remember driving in Tegucigalpa and freaking out everytime I saw a plane that close!
bibicotebioli 1 month ago
that will be on that plane someday
dougd1015 1 month ago
flying into cuz peru is amazing
4september1947 1 month ago
I've made this landing on that same AA flight six times. The hill that they fly DOWN to get to the airport has been blasted out of the way but its still the most interesting landing you can make on a scheduled flight. Take off is a real trip since they stand on the brakes and firewall the throttle. The wings are bucking and then they let go and ZOOOOM! If you have a full load and its hot you land twenty minutes later at San Pedro Sula to get enough gas to get to Miami. These guys do it daily.
mduncan81 2 months ago
Second most dangerous airstrip in the world.
frankmga23 2 months ago
The L.A. Galaxy Team were afraid to land here
IDV84 3 months ago 3
@IDV84 It's true they diverted to San Salvador.
gosox773 2 months ago
Wow... this landing is so amazing it looks almost like a computer...
ThiefOfMovies 4 months ago
Es casi un espectaculo ver esto,yo he visto esos aterrizajes en persona porque yo vivo aqui en Tegucigalpa Honduras, si es muy dificultoso aterrizar debido a que esta area es montañosa, por eso hoy 16/sept/2011, se esta construyendo el nuevo aeropuerto internacional de Palmerola donde no habra este tipo de situaciones riegosas. Mientras tanto a rezar porque no hayan accidentes.
esfer77 4 months ago
I would be there all day...
bmx406 4 months ago 2
Honduras might have a bad run way but our life style ist diffret from all ya life so y don't ya shut the fuckk up and enjoy the fuckin flight
donaldishi3611 4 months ago
so im assuming that was textbook....
dandandamattressman 5 months ago
that troll is just trollin or just stupid or blind
Loneace1969 5 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Does anyone even realise that this video is fake?
Alexmur98 5 months ago
@Alexmur98 - Why do you think it's a fake? I didn't take the video, but I've stood there watching planes land. The video makes it appear that the runway is shorter than it actually is - but it is a very short runway & to land safely & successfully, pilots need to touch down at or very close to the "impact zone", which is the set of white lines. What makes this even more challenging are the surrounding mountains, requiring a somewhat steep approach, usually with a wide turn.
roysf 5 months ago 14
@Alexmur98 - Additionally, this video has been up for 4 years with 2 1/2 million views and hundreds of comments, many by persons who have landed here, including a number of pilots. You're the first one to suggest it is not real.
roysf 5 months ago 10
@roysf and accoriding to his username he is only 14/13 years old. So what does he knows about it.
Jasperis16 1 week ago
@roysf I totally agree with you that this is real, having landed at this airport in 2010 it was quite freaky and looked exactly like this video.
pixitha 3 weeks ago
@Alexmur98 you're a dickhead, you can only say a video is fake if you actually think it is with proof, just because this is impressive doesn't mean its fake?? you're one of those buzz-kill guys that tries to find shitty things in everything, im so glad your getting abuse for this
ryan1111111555555555 1 month ago
Wow, outside view looks scarier than it does inside the plane! I've flown in to Tegus 7 times now, twice before the runway extension and 5 times since and I enjoy it every time. Might be a bit nervous in the rain, though. Pilots always warn that it's an abrupt landing, and usually explain that they have lots of experience and land there regularly. Still get a big applause from the passengers every time.
steviferg 5 months ago
@tjjohn1001 that is our reality my friend but comalapa airport in el salvador my country is way better, is the best of Central america come to visit us and enjoy some pupusas
EDGARDVIGIL 5 months ago
Y yo que pensaba que la aproximacion a la Isla de St Marteen era impresionante...
dry1902 6 months ago
pero casi lo tocan jaja
SUELTORD 6 months ago
I'm so f*cking tired of having this video in my recommended.
RippedWookie 6 months ago
That is some skilled piloting.
twal1011 6 months ago
anyone else notice he touched down before the displaced threshold?
raph4485 6 months ago
@raph4485 yes, it's been discussed. it's okay for a pilot to do so. the only reason its there is because of obstacles on the approach. as long as he doesn't hit them, he is fine to hit the displacement.
JJ600RR 6 months ago
@raph4485 yeah, it looked like he was extremely low throughout the whole approach.
emelianenkoo 6 months ago
flight simulator 2011 full free dwd: /watch?v=4pLnhlJzArk
facebookgameru 6 months ago
38 piolits are afraid
RANDOMNESS873 6 months ago
Now there's something you dont see everyday!
tipsandinfo 6 months ago
I wonder how in the hell that 757 can take off?
CuddleBunE 6 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
You can get the game by going to the following link. Just replace "DOT" with a . Thanks. 793e660wtk49xk4gsfg8ubxfd4.hop.clickbankDOTnet/
TheVisionRevolution 7 months ago
Fab landing, well captured. Just seen a documentary here in UK about how dangerous/hair raising this airport is. Amazing.
Twosharppencils 7 months ago
Que pista tan corta,,, es mejor q la del Caribe...
gfbn1998 7 months ago
Holy Fuck, I allmost Shit In My Pants ! Cool Video Send More
acesofspaces100 7 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Germany never gave up the fight for world control. With the US stuck in Afghanistan and Irak wasting its wealth making new enemies, Germany made a large leap forward. Having lost two open wars to become the dominating power on earth, Germany reverted to the tactics used before 1914 and between1918-1939: Infiltrating other countries with snitchers, manipulating them and draw as much wealth as possible from these victims of German greed. My brother Markus Bott was murdered because of our homepage
wwwtotalitaerde 7 months ago
Horrible design for an airport, but then again tegucigalpa is in a mountanious area.
bombarderoazul 7 months ago
what's the reasoning, an aerodrome in a goddamn hole?
breaker1237547 7 months ago
@sneakyguy: Let me guess, you failed math?
Tomaa5b 8 months ago
que mejor manera de decir "estamos hechos mierda" que un aterrizaje en Toncontin? desde el primer segundo que se toca tierra hondureña se sabe que estas en la mera jungla. asi dejen esa mierda hasta que se arregle lo que de verdad importa. hacer un buen estadio.
duvalinhn 8 months ago
If you are a pussy don´t land in Toncontin, it´s the airport of the bravest !!
pussies jejjjeeje
ramsan73 9 months ago
Cierren ESA mierda, hay muchas personas Que Han muerto, cierrenlo.
1984katracho 9 months ago
@1984katracho xq mejor no decis q lo arreglen?? saldria mas barato kitar el cerro q estorba q cerrar el tocontin!!
SuperJavl 9 months ago
OMG, this makes me feel so much better landing in San Diego. lol
panther0567 10 months ago
Now shake that lump from the seat of your pants...
Baldgol4 10 months ago
Ke Mierda dE Aeropuerto,,
leninz33 10 months ago
fantastic
TheAvigdor 10 months ago
Hmm.. Sounds like a good prank. "Okay. Alittle to the left. No, your other left. There you go. Thats it. Hold it right there!!"
A minute later- Your buddy is laying on his face, covering his head, or holding his ears shut.
P.s.- be afraid ;)
airman193 10 months ago
Be afraid...be very afraid.
toutatis12 10 months ago
Sounds like he had strong wind from the left. He needed to step on the right rudder. He landed little side wise. It is hard approach. Too many things coming at him at the same time. As for people watching..have fun..I would love to be there to watch every airplane landing....
awadbab 10 months ago
pero q corta es es sta pista,aparte d dificil.
Hondrs25 11 months ago
This airport sadly has claim a passenger plane today, Feburary 15, 2011 (my time zone).
kiwirock30 11 months ago
I live in that city. Holy crap do my balls shrink when I have to land in toncontin.
zzalybyrd 11 months ago
padelante ok,, represent duro sin miedo full respeto q estan afuegooo!!! att. EL INDIO FLOW Y LA FIERA... El duo incontrolable de la nueva era... fron PUERTO RICO y HONDURAS.. facebook, youtube,myspace. el indio flow y la fiera, chekea
elindioflowylafiera 11 months ago 19
well you are standing next to a runway what did you expect to happen......
CoolcatNatNat44 11 months ago
Before they extended the runway the plane landed about 20 meters from a main road, they had stop lights on that road and would make it be a red light when a plane was landing so the cars didn't get in the way of the exhaust of the planes!
princesagringa 11 months ago
dat ass 00:24!
Chitownboy1023 11 months ago
Crazy airport
grandfinish 1 year ago
encuentra cosas curiosas por medio de google en dechascada blog Honduras ;-)
yohaification 1 year ago
Wooooooowwww! Scary exciting!
sirkazm 1 year ago
Dios mioo!! nunca jamas volaré a Honduras. Es un suicidio absoluto
yatos2002 1 year ago
Wow! I guessed that pilot who was assign this route pissed off somebody in his company higher up food chain.......
ayobreak 1 year ago
nice
DarkHour404 1 year ago
Omg. This airport looks dangereous.. I agree that the pilots must have balls of steel to land there..
tehSuperior 1 year ago
Approach in Toncontin:
Pilot: Passengers, we are on a risky situation, the aiport we are going to land has a very difficult approach, we decided to land nearly to this airport, in another. Thank you
ATC: AA321: Justin Bieber is on the runway! Repeat Justin bieber is on the runway.
Pilot: Passengers: We decided to land, it's worth to take the risk.
shadyz2009 1 year ago 30
no me chinguen es solamente una pista !!!! que huevos de los pilotos para hacer esas maniobras !!! oh !! perdon se me olvidaba este es el aeropuerto internacional de este pais !!!
GranRoy68 1 year ago
no me chinguen es solamente una pista !!!! que huevos de los pilotos para hacer esas maniobras !!!
GranRoy68 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Canada has no human rights. Canadian police psychologically tortures minority citizens. Openly, shamalessly spreads baseless widespread rumors, targeting an innocent citizen, who has challenged their egos. And JPs in courts are an extention of beaurocracy. The justice of system in Canada is hallway discussions between cops and authorities. strong opinions are made up before the case starts. Do not immigrate to Canada. Law doesn't work here. Its police mafia state. Highly corrupt beaurocracy.
1kash123 1 year ago
Q otro nivel ese aeropuerto uhh
edgamendez 1 year ago
why don't planes just land on the other side instead of the risky side??? o-O
bombardierdude15 1 year ago
@bombardierdude15 Well theres a bigger mountain on the other side lol
swantonbomb01 1 year ago
@bombardierdude15 It's worse the other direction. I've made this landing on this very flight several times now and you do get used to it sort of. Going the other direction gets the wind behind you and makes things harder to stop. Landing as shown above gives you a cliff to run off of if you go too far. Coming the other direction means you get to crash into a hill. Not good.
mduncan81 1 year ago
@bombardierdude15 they have done it and it is less risky ( less mountains and hills ) but i think it has to do something with the wind. baah dont listen to me ( though it is less risky haha)
tng3prrs 1 year ago
I've been there 3 times, twice before the runway extension! I don't know what was scarier, landing there or the Pile of junk TACA puddle jumper I flew in from the island of Roatan to the mainland!
aaronredbaron 1 year ago
Pilots should have been with balls of steel
shurick75 1 year ago
is it just me or does it sound like a tiefighter when it flies past
chimera52666 1 year ago
On that airport, you are a good pilot or you are a dead pilot. There is nothing in between.
eltfell 1 year ago
Lousy set up for an airport. That piot did not waste any time touching down. Good job
squadman33 1 year ago
shit that shit waz fucking close
curlyfrieskevo 1 year ago
I have ridden a plane into Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and what the video doesn't show is the narrow slot of a valley the pilot must navigate BEFORE landing on a runway that drops off sharply at one end. If the runway has been extended, I still think there would be a steep angle at the same end.
howdy2434 1 year ago
madness... i have no other words...
erikhuntstartrek 1 year ago
WOW. That is extreme. And...awesome!
Tockertive 1 year ago
can you say reverse thrust!
kpanda10 1 year ago
someone has a skill
kubek555 1 year ago
Perfect spot for al-Qaida! You can't even get closer to an AA Jet. All you need is a bazooka....
doppeldeluxe 1 year ago
That pilot is a beast !!!!!!!!!!!
smg4970 1 year ago
Man the guy greaed it too-nice freakin landing. Bet he had to have the seat redone after
vonkiser 1 year ago
I've landed at that airport and it's one he'll of an experience. Power take off's and landings. Balls to the wall.
JGE162 1 year ago
This is NUMBER 2 on Worlds Most Extreme Airports. Featured on the History Channel.
sonofmabarker 1 year ago
@sonofmabarker whats the Number 1 ?
Uganice 1 year ago
@sonofmabarker surely no. 1 must be Paro,Bhutan??
addi138 1 year ago
wu!!!!! i will be on that this december!!!
MrSonyvaio11 1 year ago
The first time I see earthen glideslope o_O
aleks070777 1 year ago
this is so awesome to watch cuz thats where im going in 2 weeks i hope we have that pilot!
breynolds71 1 year ago
@breynolds71 If you are flying American airlines through Miami then you will at least have a 757 which is the biggest thing that lands there. I've made this landing four or five times now and you get used to it. The first time I was seated next to a Honduran lady who was furiously crossing herself and praying as we came in. Be sure to clap and cheer after landing. Everyone else usually does. :)
mduncan81 1 year ago
I don't think this airport could accommodate airplanes bigger than an A330, B757, or B767.
abeamarra 1 year ago
I think you dont need only a huge pilotskill....You really need BALLS!
Gosu85 1 year ago
nos vamos ahi todos los años
TFbros54 1 year ago
WOW
spamstoper3 1 year ago
It's not that it "looks" too short. It IS too short. This is one of the most dangerous airports to land in. There's a pretty big hill blocking the plane's path and Tegucigalpa is almost completely surrounded by mountains. I'm Honduran and I refuse to land in that airport.
RLPFM 1 year ago
This Pilot is a Hero
renator07 1 year ago
Maybe it's just the angle, but that runway looks too short.. especially for takeoffs.
colty77 1 year ago
@colty77 lol its no the angle the runway is short lol
kris1591 1 year ago
@colty77 Take offs are different. The pilot stands on the brakes and firewalls the engines until the wings are practically flapping. Then he let's it go and Whooosh! Last time I was there it was very hot and we had a full load so they couldn't get enough gas on board to get to Miami. We made about a twenty minute flight to San Pedro Sula on the coast and gassed up before resuming the trip. First time I had that happen.
mduncan81 1 year ago
Wow si le valen a ustedes gravar ese avion bn bonito a ustedes no pero q bonito ateriso no
Catracho4lyfe87 1 year ago
how much higher was that plane than the spectatos?? Seriously!
God!
joshuanesbit 1 year ago
wow...can you imagine landing a plane there with tons of crosswinds????
superfestiva 1 year ago
this pilot is a god of pilots
Keywan999 1 year ago
Wow.
DCussen 1 year ago
QUE RICO SEMIRA ESO PARA PATINAR
MrPoolin 1 year ago
Mis respetos para esos pilotos!!
redu2585 1 year ago
I've been there. Really it's no big deal. These pilots show that if they can land there they can land anywhere.
MsMichelleyo 1 year ago
Typical American Airlines pilot.
pujols544 1 year ago
Don't be afraid? You're standing in the flight path of a 757. Shouldn't you have thought of that before you decided to stand on a friggin' hill waiting for it to fly overhead? LOL. That comment always makes me wonder why she's telling the other people to not be afraid? What, like it's gonna crash into spectators on that day? LOL.
jakfuki 1 year ago 16
@jakfuki - friends assure friends when they're together doing something with an increased level of risk or a perceived higher level of risk. e..g. bungee cords jump, zip line, parasailing, or under the landing approach of a plane where you'll feel the plane is getting way too close for your comfort. Maybe this time the plane will come in too low, who knows? Years ago, the landing gear hit the roof of a bus crossing on the highway that goes by the beginning of the runway.
roysf 1 year ago 10
@roysf
the bus was hit prior to when I first went to Honduras in 1983 and the driver was in jail then, so it was siad. I've been on the spot where these people were standing and it looked crazy close, but planes were probably at least 100 feet overhead, likely much more. Anyway this spot where they took the video from is long gone, bulldozed away to extend the runway a bit, but it's still a very short runway with a challenging approach.
roysf 10 months ago 4
wow
90Blakey 1 year ago
q bello
TIGRE5833 1 year ago
que piloto la puta madre
rokero1113 1 year ago
When was Toncontin airport built? It seems like it was built for the propeller-plane age rather than jets.
WhiteCamry 1 year ago
@WhiteCamry hmm well by 1950 it was already there so yeah its quite old actually. AND they didnt really built it in the right place, maybe at the time it was but now with the huge airplanes and them getting bigger ehh. but seriously its no big deal, i dont really know what the fuss is about. im honduran and ive landed there my whole life.
tng3prrs 1 year ago
el aeropuerto mas peligroso del mundo
CostaRicaTico506 1 year ago
what's the ILS like for that airport?
citonelson 1 year ago
@citonelson There is no ILS for the airport its a VOR/DME approch
questymd11 1 year ago
@citonelson I believe it is VFR only. I've made this landing on an AA757 several times and while it's not quite as wild as it looks it will get your attention. Take offs are the fun part. The pilot stands on the brakes and runs the engines up until the wings are bucking then lets her go. ZZZOOOOOMM! As soon as we clear the mountains I doze off until Miami. It was very hot last time and we had to land in San Pedro Sula after about twenty minutes to take on a full load of gas.
mduncan81 1 year ago
Holy crap, that one hell of a turn before landing. Not to mention the quick decent.
smzig 1 year ago
PERUVIAN AIRLINES IS THE BEST AIRLINE IN PERU
Carlos000000000100 1 year ago
holly fudgedssss!!! no wonder the plane when we land when all crooked men i should it know it thats what happen when u fall to sleep and wake up on the middle of landing well it want AA it was taca
djfelony73 1 year ago
I think he was waaaay to low in other vids the planes don't come that low...
fsant653 1 year ago
This landing was nice, in between the two white dots and dashed stripes. If the landing is after the dots, at the end there is a 65 ft cliff awaiting. While this airport has now been extendend, it still a little scary. Want thrill check out kuhla in Nepal, gateway to Everest, people there pray before and after taking off and landing. The run away is landing uphill and taking off downhill. Only small crafts go in and out. and it was paved in 2002.
cutco760 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
XD That women Saying "Don't Be Afraid" Sounds Like A GPWS!!! XD XD XD
sebih104 1 year ago
I landed their with my then 12 year old daughter in 1998. She looked at me like holy cow dad.
addicttim 1 year ago
ala ,mierdaaa que dificil la entrada, encima el terreno de pendiente abajo pegado al avion si es un desafio para poder aterrizar ( encima la pista me parece oh es muy corta ? saludos no soy piloto pero eso se ve a simple vista
TheVitorinox 1 year ago
when approaching a tenocntin, the trick is to carry plenty of speed going of the hill, when you clear it, use roughly half airbrakes (varies to speed) to cut altitude with a little throttle to keep approach speed, when near the runway threshhold, flare early, and apply more airbrake. when about to touch down, realease airbrakes for a smooth touchdown. then use reverse thrust and full flaps, with full airbrakes.
Boieng747obsession 1 year ago
@Boieng747obsession
Um, no. May work a treat on flight sim but I think you'll find full flaps are on long before touchdown depending upon height, weight and traffic conditions (max speed atc will give etc).
blampa 1 year ago
@Boieng747obsession Why would you deploy speed brakes when you are on approach 500ft AGL. That would be the most stupid and dangerous thing any pilot would ever do especially maneuvering around terrain like that. Also the last thing you want to do is increase Vref speed. Doing that will cause the chance of overshooting the runway upon touchdown due to the higher ground speed or overshooting the turn to align yourself with the runway.
DVA7498 1 year ago
honduras
chanderist 1 year ago
honduras voo desgraçado
chanderist 1 year ago
everytime I pass near the airport I get the feeling that 1 day an airplane will fall over meo_O !!!!! anyways the infrastucture conditions are not available, really sad, I think a pilot that can land there is someone to admire!!!!
02DannyDan 1 year ago
it's a pretty short landing strip don't you think?
NKSU35 1 year ago
@NKSU35 They hit the breaks harder than you knew the plane was capable of.
kevinneilsen 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@NKSU35 They hit the breaks harder than you knew the plane was capable of.
kevinneilsen 1 year ago
More than a landing... it's a parking...!
Combattoino 1 year ago 15
@Combattoino hahahahah you are right
elhadesdevenus 1 year ago
wow
KeinNameKeinLeben 1 year ago
i have flight simulator so i know thats a bad aproch
nathanfishing3000 1 year ago
@nathanfishing3000 it's not bad you idiot
RyanPridgeon 1 year ago
@nathanfishing3000 wake up men this is real life not a flight simulator very stupid men
bogdantoa 1 year ago
some one said don't be afarid yes but if i was on this flight and after getting down
i would smoke a whole pack of ciggrates
coincollectorindia 1 year ago 11
@coincollectorindia
me to ;)
elcatrachodelflow10 1 year ago
@coincollectorindia Check out my videos on The World's 10 Most Extreme Airports. Toncontin is #2 and with good reason. :-)
sneakyguy99 1 year ago
@sneakyguy99 i saw alreadyi was suprised cause i have landed
at that airport 4 times
kingmarco301 1 year ago
@kingmarco301 Three accidents at that airport taking 135 lives since 1989 and it handles less than 600,000 flights a year. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Ohio... 0 deaths since 1955 (when I moved there). They have over 11,000,000 flights a year. Toncontin Airport is the most dangerous commercial airport in the world.
sneakyguy99 1 year ago
he olmost hit a guw wow
nathanfishing3000 1 year ago
dan landing that pilot stink
nathanfishing3000 1 year ago
Holy crap! Not for me thanks...
sarahgwenyth 1 year ago
I have been on this ride before it was very scary indeed. They say only the best can land it so you know your in good hands. LOL
MrShiskaboom 1 year ago
ouch bad landing pilot
nathanfishing3000 1 year ago
@nathanfishing3000 What?That was a good landing!
bulkocrew 1 year ago
@nathanfishing3000 actually, it was pretty normal landing
kelava85 1 year ago
@nathanfishing3000 what the hell do u know about flying,that was a good landing!
solomonpilot767 1 year ago
not going there anytime soon.
olh1152 1 year ago
im from honduras and the government there just wants to take money. they dont care about other people. there poor to so they really dont bother to fix that airport.
fsxinstaller 1 year ago
f*** that displaced threshold! i'm plantin' this beast.
SIUCAandP 1 year ago
Glad I'm not on that plane
awattscurnow 1 year ago
so dangerous
saulo320 1 year ago
That`s why we (yes, I'm from Tegucigalpa) proudly say we've got the best pilots in Central America.... I mean for cryin`out loud, they actually learn in this runway....
Damakel 1 year ago
@Damakel you cant say it because they learn the runway but you can because that shit takes some balls i want to be a pilot and id well give it ago (im from ireland,not sure flight time).
Anyway you lot defo can say that but other pilots do it as well
allboeing 1 year ago
@allboeing mmm u have a nice point, they sure learn it and others may do it too... but let me mention that all the accidents that have occurred here were foreigners... I know it's mostly my Honduran pride but hey bare with it, it's just Central America not the world... oh oh and we do have among the best fighter pilots in CA winning by far the only air battle in between CA countries (Honduras vs El Salvador) but hey!, there again it's just CA.... XD BTW, best of lucks on getting your license!
Damakel 1 year ago
@Damakel well thats like me saying all the accidents at the airport in which ill be training where foreigners it doesn't make us better,you have to go over an international airport landing path and back into an army take-off path then over a mountain then turn back into another mountain with bogs on all making it easy for crashes to become fatal.Due to that you have to train on all 3 of those airports
Every year an average of 5 cesna's crash into one of the mountains but all are foreigners.
allboeing 1 year ago
@Damakel and then when they are on track heading to eastern europe(irelands western europe) after all the mountains there only about 2,500 feet which is approx 600/700 feet above the mountains and within about 15 minutes they will be over the irish sea so its dangerous but it only comes close to honduras but we do have crosswinds nearly every single day of the year even in the summer so our pilots are used to landing as normal in crosswinds.
allboeing 1 year ago
@Damakel oh and thanks for the luck but its funds if anything getting in the way(well my rich uncles friends friend owns the airport i want to train in,that might help funds!).
allboeing 1 year ago
its so freaking close to the people yet he lands it so fraggin well
darknight16100 1 year ago