|
|
CORONEL ENRIQUE SOTO CANO AB
| General Info
|
| Country |
Honduras
|
| ICAO ID |
MHSC
|
| Time |
UTC-6
|
| Latitude |
14.382369
14° 22' 56.53" N
|
| Longitude |
-87.621161
087° 37' 16.18" W
|
| Elevation |
2061 feet
628 meters
|
| Type |
Military
|
| Magnetic Variation |
001° E (01/06)
|
| Beacon |
Yes
|
| Operating Agency |
MILITARY
|
| Alternate Name |
PALMEROLA AB
|
| Near City |
Comayagua
|
| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
|
| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
|
| Communications
|
| TWR |
118.9
264.4
|
| TEGUCIGALPA RDO |
126.7
|
| PTD |
135.5
227.1
|
COMD POST
(DUSTY OPS)
|
331.3
|
PMSV METRO
Full svc avbl 1200-2359Z.
|
340.6
|
| WARRIOR OPS |
51.5
70.3
303.0
|
| SKYWATCH AFFS |
42.5
135.6
265.0
11410
8120
|
| GND |
121.9
|
| APP |
125.8
285.0
|
| CENAMER ACC |
89.1
65.77
126.9
123.9
124.1
|
| VFR ADVSY SVC |
125.8
285.0
|
| Communications Remarks |
|
| RDO |
(FIS)
|
| APP |
GCA - All inbd tfc ctc GCA prior to 25 NM out.
|
| PMSV |
Acft must make ctc prior to descent into Palmerola Valley.
|
| Runways
|
ID
(Click for details.) |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
| 17/35 |
8008 x 148 feet
2441 x 45 meters |
ASPHALT |
068RBWT |
NO
|
| Navaids
|
| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
|
| VORTAC |
ESC |
SOTO CANO |
096X |
114.9 |
At Field |
-
|
| Supplies/Equipment
|
| Fuel |
JP-4, Wide cut turbine fuel MIL Spec T-5624
JP-5, Keroscene MIL Spec T-5624
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
115/145 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (PURPLE)
|
| JASU |
MA-1A
82lb/min (1123cfm) at 130 deg air inlet temp,45psia(min) air outlet
MC-11
8,000 cu in cap, 4000psig, 15cfm
MC-1A
AC:115/208v,400 cycle, 3 phase, 37.5kva,0.8pf, 108 amp, 4 wire, DC: 28v, 500 amp, 14kw
|
| Remarks
|
| A-GEAR |
BAK-12 not auth/certified for use by US acft.
|
| CAUTION |
Due to ints stu pilot trng dur daylt hr fr the sfc to FL 190 within 20 NM, all inbd acft ctc GCA prior to 25 NM for advsy (monitor Tegucigalpa Radio/CENAMER till transferred). Ints copter act. Ovrn apch end Rwy 35 not used. 100' ditch at apch end Rwy 17 causes ldg illusion. Exer caution dur ngt flying, unlgtd poles andfences penetrating the prim and lateral apch sfc as well as the apch/dep clnc at the MEDEL copter pad. Unmrk pwr lines apch Rwy 35. Exp BWC Severe fr 1130-1230Z and 2230-2359Z due to dly migratory path. Cros DER 17 at or abv 10' AGL. Unctl road perpendicular to and 648' fr apch end Rwy 17. Class D airspace (ATZ) caution-routinely act dur non-opr hrs to support lcl asgn and Honduran AF acft; when opr w/in Soto Cano MTCA, ctc GCA, twr or Comd Post to obtain status. Nstd assault strip mrk.
|
| FUEL |
A1
|
| JASU |
2(AM32-95), 2(MC-1A), 1(MC-2A)
|
| LGT |
Arpt lgt nml avbl reg arpt opr hr only. Rot bcn is non-std, it flashes civ ident. RWY 17/35 apch lgt nstd SSALR.
|
| MISC |
All DoD acft ctc Soto Cano COMD POST (DUSTY OPS) 30 min out with fuel rqr, nr ofPax, cargo info to incl haz materials and any special rqr. Do not exp Honduran ATC fac to relay this info. Storage of classified materials not avail at base ops, contact Joint Ops Cntr for storage. Any unsked opr times rqr 72 hr PN. F/W acft use IFR pro due to host nation rstd. VFR pro apv on case to case basis. Tran aircrews rqr wx svc (DD 175-1 wx brief and PMSV support) notify 25 OWS at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ NLT 2 hrs prior to req brief/dep time; H24 svc avbl; PMSV rqr fone patch to 25 OWS V228-1977/2027/2138. WARRIOR OPS - HF ALE: Request database and fills from WAROPS DSN 449-6650. First 1000' Rwy 35 is concrete. GCA has single precision apch capability, dur IFR cond exp to hold with TEGUCIGALPA RDO. Req C5, C141, C17 taxi with outboard eng at idle til reaching prk or rwy. JULIET parking ramp daylight/VFR operations only. All civ acft keep doors clsd til AG inspection is completed. Twy lgts on both sides of assault strip 38' from centerline.
|
| OPR HOURS |
Opr 1300-2359 wkd, clsd wkend and hol.
|
| RSTD |
PPR, 48 hr exc Evac and Counterdrug, 72 hr PN rqr for haz cargo acft; ctc Base Ops DSN 449-4249/4499, fax 449-4809 and COMD POST (Dusty Ops) 449-4149. All US acft must file an outbound Flt Plan with Base OPS no later than 60 min prior to ETD: Flt Plans pre-filed thru another station shall be refiled at Base OPS. Inbd Hot Cargo ltd to 5512 lbs Net Explosive Weight (NEW). Ngt Ops are rstd to lcl flying units only fr the hrs of 0001 til 0359 Mon thru Fri.
|
| TFC PAT |
R/W pat alt 2600', F/W pat alt 3100', all pat W of fld. VFR entry pt for Rwy 35 over city of La Paz at 5000'. VFR entry pt for Rwy 17 over city of Comayagua at 5000'.
|
| TRAN ALERT |
Ltd.
|
Source: DAFIF
|
|
