Hondurese luchtmacht

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Hondurese luchtmacht

Fuerza Aérea Hondureña

The Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Hondureña) was founded on 14 April 1931, fought in 1969 what is described as the last war in which piston-engined fighters met in combat — Honduras credits its Corsair pilot Fernando Soto with three Salvadoran aircraft on 17 July 1969 — received twelve supersonic F-5E/F Tiger IIs in 1987, shares its main base at Soto Cano with the largest US military presence in Central America, and in 2026 still flies four refurbished F-5s and its A-37s while it looks at the Super Tucano.

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Het verhaal

The Honduran Air Force story: Corsairs in the 1969 war, F-5s from 1987 and the Americans at Soto Cano

1921–1945: a flying school and wartime patrols

Military flying in Honduras began with a Bristol F.2b flown by an American pilot on 18 April 1921, according to English Wikipedia, and in the civil war of 1924 rebels hired foreign pilots to attack Tegucigalpa. The air force dates itself to 14 April 1931, when Decree 198 under President Vicente Mejía Colindres created a National Aviation School. President Tiburcio Carías Andino made it an instrument of his long rule: three Stinson Detroiters arrived in 1933, the first nine military pilots graduated in 1938, and the school was renamed Escuela Militar de Aviación y Fuerza Aérea Hondureña. In the Second World War Honduras flew anti-submarine patrols over the Caribbean and received five P-38 Lightnings, five P-63 Kingcobras and ten BT-13As, according to Spanish Wikipedia. In July 1947 Colonel Hernán Acosta Mejía became the first Honduran commander, holding the post until 1955.

1947–1969: Corsairs and the Hundred Hours War

The post-war backbone was the Vought F4U Corsair: 19 arrived in six lots from March 1956, alongside T-6 Texans, C-47s and three P4Y-2 Privateer patrol bombers. Corsairs were deployed in the Mosquitia dispute with Nicaragua in 1957, and on 14 July 1969 war came with El Salvador. The Salvadoran Air Force struck Honduran airfields that evening, Toncontín first, where, English Wikipedia says, the FAH kept half its aircraft. Honduras answered on 15 July with Corsair raids on Ilopango and the oil installations at Acajutla and Cutuco; English Wikipedia says El Salvador lost 20 per cent of its fuel reserves. Honduran accounts credit Captain Fernando Soto, in Corsair FAH-609, with a Mustang and two Corsairs on 17 July; El Salvador’s official figures give three of its aircraft destroyed in all. A ceasefire took effect at midnight on 18 July. It is described as the last war in which piston-engined fighters fought each other.

1970–1990: Sabres, Super Mystères and the first F-5s

The war taught Honduras to buy jets. Spanish Wikipedia lists six F-86K Sabres from Venezuela in 1970, ten Canadair Sabre Mk 4s from Yugoslavia in 1976 and 21 ex-Israeli Dassault Super Mystère B2s from 1976 to 1978 (English Wikipedia says 16), which served until 1996. Cessna A-37B Dragonflies came in three lots from 1975, Embraer Tucanos and CASA C-101 Aviojets for training, five C-130s in 1985 and ten Bell 412s in 1986. In 1987, Infodefensa reports, Honduras received twelve ex-US F-5E/F Tiger IIs — ten E and two F — through US cooperation; Spanish Wikipedia dates the delivery to 1989. Infodefensa still described the restored F-5s in 2024 as giving Honduras back its regional air power.

Soto Cano and the Americans

The FAH’s most important base is shared. Palmerola, near Comayagua, now José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base, houses the Air Force Academy and, since the 1980s, US Joint Task Force-Bravo. English Wikipedia says the US built the base in 1984–1985 and that the task force, authorised in 1983, began with a mission against Soviet influence that included training Honduran and Guatemalan forces and some indirect support for the Nicaraguan Contras; it now concentrates on disaster relief and counter-narcotics. US troops are there under what English Wikipedia calls a handshake agreement annexed to a 1954 military assistance accord, because the Honduran constitution forbids a permanent foreign presence. Their number is given as 1,200–1,800 by different Wikipedia articles. Since October 2021 the base has also been Palmerola International Airport.

2009–2026: a crisis, the F-5s revived and new helicopters

On 28 June 2009 soldiers removed President Manuel Zelaya from his residence, took him to an air force base and flew him to Costa Rica. The Supreme Court said the armed forces had acted to defend the rule of law; the UN, the Organization of American States and the European Union condemned the removal as a military coup, and President Obama called it not legal. The F-5s, grounded for about six years, were brought back: Infodefensa reported in May 2024 that four had been refurbished in 2023 with US approval and moved to La Ceiba for air interdiction, and one flew at an air show at San Pedro Sula in June 2026. New Airbus H145 helicopters arrived in 2024 and 2026. In June 2026 Embraer presented the Super Tucano to President Nasry Asfura as a replacement for the ageing A-37s; no order has been announced.

The post-war backbone was the Vought F4U Corsair: 19 arrived in six lots from March 1956, alongside T-6 Texans, C-47s and three P4Y-2 Privateer patrol bombers. Corsairs were deployed in the Mosquitia dispute with Nicaragua in 1957, and on 14 July 1969 war came with El Salvador.Honduran Air Force · verified 2026-10-01

In één oogopslag

The Honduran Air Force in numbers

Dienst

Inheemse naam
Fuerza Aérea Hondureña (FAH)The Spanish name used by the Secretariat of Defence and Infodefensa. English Wikipedia’s article title is Honduran Air Force; Spanish is the only official language
Opgericht
14 April 1931The date in English Wikipedia; Spanish Wikipedia cites Decree 198 of 1931 creating the National Aviation School. The first military flight was on 18 April 1921
Onderdeel van
Armed Forces of HondurasAlongside the army and navy, under the Joint Staff and the Secretariat of National Defence
Hoofdkwartier
TegucigalpaBase Aérea Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía at Toncontín; the exact seat of the command was not confirmed on an official page
Commandant
Gen. Walter Yanuario Paz LópezNamed by Infodefensa on 3 June 2026; Brig. Gen. Guillermo Augusto Rosales Rubio held the post in March 2025
Secretary of Defence
Enrique Rodríguez BurchardNamed by Infodefensa in June 2026 under President Nasry Asfura

Kracht

Personeel
English Wikipedia’s infobox gives 16,500 personnel and 86 aircraft; the personnel figure looks like a whole-armed-forces number and was not confirmed for the air force alone
Vechters
4 operational F-5E/FInfodefensa: four of the twelve F-5E/Fs delivered in 1987 were refurbished in 2023. FlightGlobal 2024 lists nine F-5E (one stored) and two F-5F, which counts airframes rather than flyable aircraft
Lichte aanval
9 A-37BFlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2024, as tabulated by English Wikipedia and the A-37 article (December 2022). Infodefensa calls them antiquated (vetustos)
Trainers
~14Eight EMB-312 Tucanos and six Maule MX-7s in the 2024 count, plus the two F-5Fs
Vervoer en bewaking
~12Five Cessna 208s, three Turbo Commanders, a King Air 200 surveillance aircraft, an L-410, a PA-31 and a PA-34 in the 2024 count
Helikopters
~16Six Bell 412, five UH-1H, one Bo 105 in the 2024 count, plus four Airbus H145D3 delivered 2024–2026

Infrastructuur

Belangrijkste luchtmachtbases
4Hernán Acosta Mejía (Toncontín, Tegucigalpa), Soto Cano (Palmerola, Comayagua), Armando Escalón Espinal (La Lima, San Pedro Sula) and Héctor Caraccioli Moncada (La Ceiba)
Forward operating locations
3Catacamas, Alto Aguán and Puerto Lempira, per English Wikipedia; a radar station on La Mole peak
Jachtvliegbasis
La CeibaThe refurbished F-5E/Fs were deployed to the Héctor Caraccioli Moncada base at La Ceiba in 2024
Buitenlandse aanwezigheid
US Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano1,200–1,500 (Soto Cano article) or about 1,800 (Palmerola airport article) US personnel, under a handshake agreement
Luchtmachtacademie
Soto CanoAcademia Militar de Aviación, moved from Toncontín

Structuur

How the Honduran Air Force is organised

One of the three Armed Forces of Honduras, flying from four main air bases — Toncontín, Soto Cano, San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba — with forward operating locations at Catacamas, Alto Aguán and Puerto Lempira. Four refurbished F-5E/F Tiger IIs at La Ceiba are the front line, backed by nine A-37Bs that Infodefensa calls antiquated; Embraer presented the Super Tucano as their replacement in June 2026, but no order has been announced. The US Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano is a foreign force and is not counted here.

WY

AlgemeenWalter Yanuario Paz LópezCommander of the Honduran Air Force (Comandante General de la Fuerza Aérea Hondureña)
Honduran Air Force CommandComandancia General de la Fuerza Aérea Hondureña
Hoofdkwartier

Honduran Air Force Command

Comandancia General de la Fuerza Aérea Hondureña
Tegucigalpa

One of the Armed Forces of Honduras, alongside the army and navy, under the Joint Staff and the Secretariat of National Defence. Infodefensa named Gen. Walter Yanuario Paz López as commander in June 2026; the date he took command was not confirmed, and in March 2025 the post was held by Brig. Gen. Guillermo Augusto Rosales Rubio. The exact seat of the command at Tegucigalpa was not confirmed on an official page.

Frontlinie

F-5E/F detachment

La Ceiba

Four F-5E/F Tiger IIs, refurbished in 2023 with US approval after about six years grounded, were deployed to the Héctor Caraccioli Moncada base at La Ceiba for air surveillance and interdiction, according to Infodefensa; the unit name was not published. Twelve, ten F-5Es and two F-5Fs, arrived in 1987 by Infodefensa’s account and in 1989 by Spanish Wikipedia’s.

Lichte aanval

Colonel Armando Escalón Espinal Air Base

Base Aérea Coronel Armando Escalón Espinal
San Pedro Sula

Created in 1969 as Comando Norte and renamed in 1974; Spanish Wikipedia lists the A-37B Dragonfly here with a counter-narcotics focus, not confirmed on an official page. FlightGlobal’s 2024 count gives nine A-37Bs, which Infodefensa calls antiquated; Embraer presented the Super Tucano as their replacement in June 2026, with no order announced.

Transport en helikopters

Colonel Hernán Acosta Mejía Air Base

Base Aérea Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía
Toncontín

Created in the 1974 reorganisation on Tegucigalpa’s Toncontín airport, which Spanish Wikipedia describes as the transport hub, with fire-fighting helicopters from 2003; types by unit were not confirmed. The four Airbus H145s delivered in 2024 and 2026 join six Bell 412s, five UH-1Hs and a Bo 105 in the 2024 count.

Opleiding

Luchtmachtacademie

Academia Militar de Aviación
Soto Cano

Moved to Soto Cano from Toncontín. It flies the EMB-312 Tucano, eight in the 2024 count, according to Spanish Wikipedia, which also lists CASA C-101s and Hughes TH-55s at the base; only the Tucano is in FlightGlobal’s count.


In dienst

What the Honduran Air Force flies today

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Type Rol In dienst Sinds Eenheden Notities
Northrop F-5E/F Tiger IIIn dienst Fighter and air interdiction 4 1987 Four refurbished in 2023 and operational, per Infodefensa; twelve (10 F-5E, 2 F-5F) were delivered. FlightGlobal 2024 lists nine F-5E (one in storage) and two F-5F.
Cessna A-37B DragonflyIn dienst Lichte aanval 9 1975 Nine in FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2024, as tabulated by English Wikipedia and in December 2022 per the A-37 article.

Meer

Spanish Wikipedia counts 17 delivered in three lots: six in 1975, six in 1982 and five in September 1984; English Wikipedia says six new in the mid-1970s.

Embraer EMB-312 Tucano (AT-27)In dienst Gewapende trainer 8 Eight in the 2024 count; English Wikipedia says twelve new aircraft were delivered.
Maule MX-7In dienst Hoofdtrainer 6 2008 Six in the 2024 count; Spanish Wikipedia lists eight M-7s from 2008–2012.
Beechcraft Super King Air 200In dienst Toezicht 1 One in the 2024 count.
Cessna 208 CaravanIn dienst Nutsvervoer 5 Five in the 2024 count.
Rockwell Turbo CommanderIn dienst Vervoer 3 Three in the 2024 count.
Laat L-410 TurboletIn dienst Vervoer 1 One in the 2024 count.
Piper PA-31 NavajoIn dienst Contactpersoon 1 One in the 2024 count.
Piper PA-34 SenecaIn dienst Contactpersoon 1 One in the 2024 count.
Bell 412SP/EPIn dienst Hulphelikopter 6 1986 Six in the 2024 count; Spanish Wikipedia lists ten delivered in 1986.
Bell UH-1H IroquoisIn dienst Hulphelikopter 5 Five in the 2024 count.
Airbus Helicopters H145 (H145D3 / H145M)In dienst Multi-role helicopter 4 2024 Four: two handed over in Germany in October 2024 and two more delivered on 11 February 2026, which Infodefensa describes as completing a fleet of four for over US$40 million.

Meer

Infodefensa had earlier reported six ordered under a contract of 9 May 2023 worth about US$23.8 million, and FlightGlobal 2024 lists two plus four on order; whether two more will follow is unresolved.

MBB Bo 105In dienst Lichte helikopter 1 One in the 2024 count.
Embraer Legacy 600In dienst VIP-vervoer 1 2014 One received in October 2014, valued at US$14 million; not in the 2024 count, so its status is unconfirmed.
A-37B9
T-278
Maule M-76
Bell 4126
C2085
UH-1H5
F-5E/F4
H1454

Voorheen in bedrijf

Every type the Honduran Air Force has retired

19 types, from the Bristol F.2b Fighter to the Dassault Super Mystère B2. De piekcijfers hebben betrekking op het aantal vliegtuigen dat gedurende de gehele levensduur in gebruik is genomen, niet op de vlootsterkte op een bepaalde datum.

Type Rol Piek Geserveerd Vervangen door Notities
Dassault Super Mystère B2 Jachtbommenwerper 21 1976–1996 F-5E/F Spanish Wikipedia counts 21 in three lots (5 in 1976, 8 in 1977, 8 in 1978); English Wikipedia says 16 ex-Israeli. Range 16–21.
Sikorsky S-55 Hulphelikopter 5 1965–1988 Three in September 1965 and two in June 1967.
Canadair CL-13 Sabre Mk 4 Vechter 10 1976–1986 Ten ex-Yugoslav aircraft in 1976, FAH-3001 to FAH-3010.
Douglas C-54 Skymaster Vervoer 3 1958–1983 Drie in 1958.
Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer Maritieme patrouillebommenwerper 3 1956–1973 Three in 1956.
Bristol F.2b Fighter Eerste militaire vliegtuig 1 1921– The first military flight, 18 April 1921.
Stinson Detroiter Liaison and transport 3 1933– Three in 1933.
North American NA-16 Trainer 3 1938– Three in 1938.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Vechter 5 1942– F4U Corsair Five, per Spanish Wikipedia.
Bell P-63 Kingcobra Vechter 5 1942– F4U Corsair Five, per Spanish Wikipedia.
Vultee BT-13A Valiant Trainer 10 1942– Tien.
Noord-Amerikaanse T-6 Texaan Trainer en lichte aanval 13 1947– Six arriving on 27 November 1947 and seven T-6Gs on 9 March 1954.
Vought F4U Corsair Jachtbommenwerper 19 1956– Sabre and Super Mystère Nineteen in six lots from 7 March 1956 to 1961.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Transport- en geïmproviseerde bommenwerper
North American T-28A/B Trojan Trainer en lichte aanval 15 1967– Fifteen in 1967.
North American F-86K Sabre Onderschepper 6 1970– Six from Venezuela in 1970, FAH-1100 to FAH-1105.
CASA C-101 Aviojet Straaltrainer 4 Four, per Spanish Wikipedia.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Tactisch transport 5 1985– Five in 1985, per Spanish Wikipedia.
MD Helicopters MD 500 Defender Gewapende helikopter 5 1987– Five in 1987.

Luchtbases

Where the Honduran Air Force flies from

De zwarte pinnen geven actieve bases aan; geen van de vier hier weergegeven bases is gesloten. Soto Cano, near Comayagua and still widely called Palmerola, holds the Air Force Academy and, since the 1980s, US Joint Task Force-Bravo, and since October 2021 it has also been Palmerola International Airport. Toncontín, in Tegucigalpa, was the main target of the Salvadoran air raids of 14 July 1969, when the FAH kept half its aircraft there, according to English Wikipedia. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.

Actieve luchtmachtbasis Gesloten of reserverenKlik op een speld om de basispagina te openen.
Baseren ICAO Status Startbaan Eenheden en vliegtuigen
La CeibaHéctor Caraccioli MoncadaAtlántida Department MHLC Actief 07/252.950 m
San Pedro SulaArmando Escalón EspinalCortés Department MHLM Actief 04/222,886 mconcreet
Soto CanoComayagua-departement MHPR Actief 17/352.441 m
  • Academia Militar de Aviación (Luchtmachtacademie): Embraer EMB-312 Tucano
  • Gezamenlijke Task Force-Bravo (Zuidelijk Commando van de Verenigde Staten): Helikopters van het Amerikaanse leger, behorend tot het 1e bataljon, 228e luchtvaartregiment.
ToncontínHernán Acosta MejíaFrancisco Morazán Department MHTG Actief 02/202,163 m
  • Base Aérea Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía (HAM): Transportvliegtuigen en helikopters

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Slagorde

Who is stationed where in the Honduran Air Force

Vliegende eenheden per basis, met de huidige eenheden eerst. Honduran flying units are organised by air base, each named after a colonel — Hernán Acosta Mejía, Armando Escalón Espinal, Héctor Caraccioli Moncada and José Enrique Soto Cano — and the F-5 unit at La Ceiba has no published name. The US units of Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano are listed and marked as not Honduran. Where a disposition rests on Wikipedia alone, the entry says so.

Luchtmachtbasis Soto Cano · MHPRFuerza Aérea Hondureña; Amerikaanse Joint Task Force-Bravo als huurder
Academia Militar de Aviación (Luchtmachtacademie)Vliegacademie · actief
Embraer EMB-312 Tucano
Gezamenlijke Task Force-Bravo (Zuidelijk Commando van de Verenigde Staten)US joint task force (foreign tenant) · foreign
Helikopters van het Amerikaanse leger, behorend tot het 1e bataljon, 228e luchtvaartregiment.
Toncontín (Hernán Acosta Mejía) · MHTGBase Aérea Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía
Base Aérea Coronel Hernán Acosta Mejía (HAM)Luchtmachtbasis · actief
Transportvliegtuigen en helikopters
La Ceiba (Héctor Caraccioli Moncada) · MHLCBase Aérea Coronel Héctor Caraccioli Moncada
F-5E/F detachmentFighter unit · active
Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II
San Pedro Sula (Armando Escalón Espinal) · MHLMBase Aérea Coronel Armando Escalón Espinal
Base Aérea Coronel Armando Escalón EspinalLuchtmachtbasis · actief
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly

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Tijdlijn

Honduran Air Force milestones, 1914 to today

1921

18 April: first military flight in Honduras, a Bristol F.2b flown by an American pilot.

1931

14 April: the National Aviation School is created (Decree 198); the FAH’s founding date.

1938

The first nine military pilots graduate; the school becomes the Escuela Militar de Aviación y Fuerza Aérea Hondureña.

1942

Anti-submarine patrols over the Caribbean begin (to 1944–1945); P-38s and P-63s follow.

1947

July: Colonel Hernán Acosta Mejía becomes the first Honduran commander.

1956

7 March: the first of 19 F4U Corsairs arrive; three P4Y-2 Privateers follow.

1957

Corsairs deployed in the Mosquitia dispute with Nicaragua.

1969

14–18 July: war with El Salvador; Honduras credits Fernando Soto with three Salvadoran aircraft on 17 July.

1976

Ten ex-Yugoslav Sabres and the first Super Mystère B2s arrive.

1983

The US Congress authorises the joint task force that becomes JTF-Bravo at Palmerola.

1987

Twelve F-5E/F Tiger IIs arrive, according to Infodefensa (1989 in Spanish Wikipedia).

1996

The Super Mystères are retired.

1998

Hurricane Mitch: the FAH and JTF-Bravo fly relief.

2009

28 June: President Zelaya is flown out of the country from an air force base.

2021

October: Palmerola International Airport opens at Soto Cano.

2023

Four F-5E/Fs are refurbished after about six years grounded; 9 May: Airbus H145 contract.

2024

October: first two H145s handed over in Germany.

2026

11 February: two more H145D3s arrive; 3 June: Embraer presents the Super Tucano at Toncontín.


Gevechtsgeschiedenis

Every war the Honduran Air Force has fought

Uitvallen en verliezen waar de gegevens die vermelden, en een eerlijke blanco waar die ontbreken.

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  • Second World War Caribbean patrols 1942–1945 Anti-submarine patrols
  • Mosquitia dispute with Nicaragua 1957 Corsairs deployed during a border clash
  • The 1969 war with El Salvador (Football War) 1969 Air defence, counter-air strikes on Ilopango, strikes on Salvadoran oil installations, close support
  • Air interdiction against drug flights 1980s–present Surveillance and interception of illegal flights

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De fabrikanten

Who built the Honduran Air Force fleet

Elk bedrijf dat betrokken is bij de vliegtuigen op deze pagina heeft zijn eigen pagina: het verhaal, elk type dat het heeft gebouwd, de aantallen en de andere luchtmachten die ermee vliegen.


Uit het tijdschrift

Honduran Air Force news from Afterburner

Everything MiGFlug’s magazine has published on the Honduran Air Force and the aircraft it flies. Deze lijst wordt automatisch vernieuwd — nieuwe Afterburner-verhalen verschijnen hier automatisch.

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Vragen en antwoorden

Everything people ask about the Honduran Air Force

What is the Honduran Air Force called in Spanish?
Fuerza Aérea Hondureña, abbreviated FAH, the name used by the Secretariat of Defence and Infodefensa. English Wikipedia titles its article "Honduran Air Force".
When was the Honduran Air Force founded?
On 14 April 1931, the date English Wikipedia gives, when Decree 198 under President Vicente Mejía Colindres created the National Aviation School. The first military flight in Honduras had been made on 18 April 1921.
What aircraft does the Honduran Air Force fly in 2026?
Its combat aircraft are four refurbished F-5E/F Tiger IIs and about nine A-37B Dragonflys. It trains on the EMB-312 Tucano and Maule MX-7, transports with Cessna Caravans, Turbo Commanders and an L-410, and flies Bell 412, UH-1H and four new Airbus H145 helicopters.
Has Honduras retired the F-5?
No. Infodefensa reported in May 2024 that four of the twelve F-5E/Fs delivered in 1987 had been refurbished in 2023 after about six years grounded, with US approval, and moved to La Ceiba for air interdiction. F-5 FAH 4008 flew at an air show at San Pedro Sula in June 2026.
Who was Fernando Soto?
A Honduran Corsair pilot. Honduran accounts credit him, flying F4U FAH-609 on 17 July 1969, with three Salvadoran aircraft: a Mustang and two FG-1D Corsairs. El Salvador’s official figures give three of its aircraft destroyed in the whole war. The Honduran Congress declared him a national hero in 2003; he died in 2006.
Was the Football War really the last piston-engine dogfight?
English Wikipedia describes the 1969 war between Honduras and El Salvador as the last conflict in which piston-engined fighters fought each other: Corsairs and Mustangs met over the border on 17 July 1969.
Is there a US base in Honduras?
US Joint Task Force-Bravo is based at Soto Cano Air Base, a Honduran base near Comayagua, with 1,200–1,800 US personnel according to different Wikipedia articles. English Wikipedia describes the arrangement as a handshake agreement annexed to a 1954 accord, since the constitution prohibits a permanent foreign presence. President Xiomara Castro’s government threatened to expel US troops over mass deportations around the turn of 2025; English Wikipedia says the Asfura government of 2026 has kept very close relations with the US.
Will Honduras buy the Super Tucano?
Embraer presented the A-29 Super Tucano at Toncontín on 3 June 2026 to President Nasry Asfura and the FAH command as a replacement for the A-37s; Infodefensa reported interest in four to six. No order had been announced by October 2026. A Super Tucano plan was also announced in 2014, according to English Wikipedia.
What role did the air force play in the 2009 crisis?
On 28 June 2009 soldiers took President Manuel Zelaya to an air force base and flew him to Costa Rica. The Supreme Court said the armed forces had acted to defend the rule of law; the UN, the OAS and the EU condemned his removal as a military coup.



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