American 737 Economy | Tegucigalpa to Dallas

[Mort]

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Departure Airport: Comayagua International Airport (XPL/MHPR)
Arrival Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW/KDFW)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 (Astrojet livery)
Airline: American Airlines
Flight Time: 3 hours, 3 minutes
Server: Expert

Contrary to what one might think, the main airport serving Honduras’s capital and largest city, Tegucigalpa, isn’t really near Tegucigalpa at all. In fact, Comayagua International Airport is about an hour and fifteen minutes northwest of the city, so I made sure to leave plenty of extra time to get from my hotel in Downtown to the airport. After one very air conditioned ride in a complimentary van, we arrived at the surprisingly nice and modern terminal building. It was pretty busy, with a few domestic flights departing alongside mine to Dallas and a couple more to Orlando and Houston, and I made it through security in about half an hour, leaving me 90 minutes to spare. To my delight, as I was waiting in line for food, I saw my that my aircraft for today, currently pulling into the gate from Miami, was the American Astrojet livery, one that I’d never seen in person before, yet alone flown.

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We boarded right on time, and I took my place in Economy, right behind the wing. The seat was comfortable, and the cabin felt new and fresh. Mirroring the conditions outside, it was extremely hot onboard. Most of the window shades had been open during the turnaround, and the midday Central American sun was beating down into the cabin. Thankfully, conditions rapidly improved as we pushed back and taxied out with the AC running

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We took off to the South and then banked all the way around, affording us great views of the airport and the city of Comayagua. There were a few bumps as we climbed, very typical for hot days in the mountains.

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Leveling off at 36,000 feet, we had absolutely incredible views of Honduran coast, not far from San Pedro Sula. The flight attendants made their way through with waters and coffee, informing us that the snack service would start shortly thereafter.

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Near Belize, I decided to connect to the American WiFi. It cost me $15, but I really had to reply to some work emails, since I wasn’t online at all while in Honduras. Unlike previous American flights I’d been on, the WiFi worked seamlessly. There was a little buffering, but it was definitely usable.

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The snack service had been delayed a few minutes due to some choppy conditions, but near Merida, Mexico, it began. I had some roasted almonds and Biscoff cookies, along with some deliciously fresh Honduran bananas I wanted to eat before landing, so they wouldn’t go to waste in an airport trash can.

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Our crossing of the Gulf of Mexico was uneventful, and soon enough we were passing over Houston. It was around now that the flight attendants began to prepare the cabin for arrival. They were attentive and made multiple trash runs throughout the flight, which made this part easy. It was a pretty empty flight too, so not.a whole lot to do.

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We continued our approach over Central Texas, joining the busy arrival path for DFW.

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Our landing was butter smooth, and we stopped about halfway down the runway. I didn’t get to snap any pictures, but we had a parallel approach with an Emirates 777-300ER, which was really cool to see.

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We parked at the gate and made our way to the packed customs hall. Overall, a great ride with American from Honduras.

[United403]

Lovely pictures my friend
Amazing Job flying Astro jet

[Ethan_Brown]

The old airport was way closer to the city, but also way too dangerous. It’s always fun flying in the 757 there though

[AviatorVJ]

@Mort

but I really had to reply to some work emails

What line of business is bro in?

[Mort]

@United403

Lovely pictures my friend

Thank you!

@United403

Amazing Job flying Astro jet

Definitely an underutilized livery.

@Ethan_Brown

The old airport was way closer to the city, but also way too dangerous. It’s always fun flying in the 757 there though

Yeah. It’s a bummer that it closed from an avgeek perspective, but great in terms of safety, which obviously takes priority.

@AviatorVJ

What line of business is bro in?

That’s top secret, I’m afraid.

[United403]

@Mort

@AviatorVJ

What line of business is bro in?

That’s top secret, I’m afraid.

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