Soto Cano Air Base
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Soto Cano Air Base is a Honduran military base 5 mi (8.0 km) to the south of Comayagua in Honduras. It houses 1,200–1,500 U.S. troops and is also used by the Honduran Air Force academy.[2][3] The airbase became operational in 1940, changing the old location of the Honduras Air Force Academy in Toncontin, Tegucigalpa to Palmerola.[4] It serves as one of the important bases to the US Military's presence in Central America.[5]
Soto Cano Air Base / Palmerola International Airport Base aérea José Enrique Soto Cano | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Serves | Comayagua / Tegucigalpa | ||||||||||
Location | Comayagua, Honduras | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 628 m / 2,060 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 14°22′57″N 087°37′16″W | ||||||||||
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Location in Honduras | |||||||||||
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The U.S. government once used Palmerola (as previously known) as a base of operations to support its foreign policy objectives in the 1980s. Now the U.S. military uses Soto Cano as a launching point for humanitarian aid missions throughout Honduras and Central America.[3]
In addition to the Honduran Air Force Academy, the U.S. military's Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) is headquartered at Soto Cano.[3]