Durzona Airport is an
airstrip
An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
in the
Gracias a Dios Department
Gracias a Dios (; "Thanks to God", or "Thank God") is one of the 18 departments (''departamentos'') into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Puerto Lempira; until 1975 it was Brus Laguna.
History
Once a part of the Mosquito Co ...
of
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
used by the U.S. military and Honduran army.
The dirt Runway 01/19 is southeast of the village of
Mocorón
Mocorón is a remote village in the Puerto Lempira municipality of the Gracias a Dios Department in northeastern Honduras. It is located near the confluence of the Mocorón River and the Rio Dursuna stream. The Mocorón Airport is nearby.
In ...
, at the site of a remote Honduran military base near the northeastern border with
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...
.
The Puerto Lempira
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are ...
(Ident: PLP) is located east-northeast of the airstrip.
The airfield is used in a joint US military and Honduran effort to combat the illegal narcotics trade. The U.S. effort is led by
Joint Task Force-Bravo stationed at
Soto Cano Air Base
Soto Cano Air Base is a Honduran military base to the south of Comayagua in Honduras and from November 2021 will be the principal gateway to Honduras. It houses 1,200–1,500 U.S. troops and is also used by the Honduran Air Force academy. The ...
, Honduras and the Honduran 5th Infantry Battalion.
The airfield was once used by
Col. Oliver North to fund the
Contras
The Contras were the various U.S.-backed and funded right-wing rebel groups that were active from 1979 to 1990 in opposition to the Marxist Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction Government in Nicaragua, which came to power in 1979 fol ...
in Nicaraqua during the
Iran-Contra affair.
See also
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Transport in Honduras
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List of airports in Honduras
This is a list of airports in Honduras, sorted by location.
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras ( es, República de Honduras), is a republic in Central America. It was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from Britis ...
References
External links
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Airports in Honduras
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