The Country

Geography:
Honduras, located at the widest part of the isthmus of Central America, is the second largest Central American republic. The 735-kilometer northern boundary is the Caribbean coast extending from the mouth of the Río Motagua on the west to the mouth of the Río Coco on the east, at Cabo Gracias a Dios. The 922-kilometer southeastern side of the triangle is the land border with Nicaragua; it follows the Río Coco near the Caribbean Sea and then extends southwestward through mountainous terrain to the Golfo de Fonseca on the Pacific Ocean. The southern apex of the triangle is a 153- kilometer coastline at the Golfo de Fonseca, which opens onto the Pacific Ocean. The western land boundary consists of the 342-kilometer border with El Salvador and the 256-kilometer border with Guatemala. It is located between 83° to 89° western geographic longitude and 13° to 16° northern geographic latitude and has an area of 112,188 square kilometres (69,713 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital, Tegucigalpa, are about 87°12' W and 14°05' N.

National History:
 

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Honduras History

Further National Information:
Yahoo Honduras Page

Columbus World Travel Guide - Central America - Honduras

Library of Congress / Area Handbook Series / Honduras

Honduras Travel

HispanoLink: Honduras

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix 'XH-' was used from 1929 to 1960; eg:XH-AAA to XH-ZZZ.

The registration prefix 'HR-' is used from 1961 to present; eg:HR-AAA to HR-ZZZ.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Hondureña)

Central Government Agencies:
Aviation Department

Public Service Aviation:
To be added

Commercial Aviation:
Grupo Taca (Airlines included are Central American airlines Aviateca of Guatemala, Costa Rica's Lacsa, Nicaragua's Nica, Taca International from El Salvador and Taca from Honduras.)

Isleña Airlines
 

Private Aviation:
To be added

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Civil Airports and Airfields Listing

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)