América
in Departamento de Francisco Morazán, Honduras
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Toncontín International Airport (1 mi) - Sulaco Airport (59 mi)
- La Esperanza Airport (66 mi)
- Jutigalpa airport (79 mi)
- Catacamas Airport (107 mi)
- Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (108 mi)
- Santa Rosa Copán Airport (115 mi)
- Goloson International Airport (119 mi)
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Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (Unesco heritage, 96 mi) - Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 123 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.050 and -87.217 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 3' 0" and W -87° 13' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Lempira - HNL
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:42 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:32 am and 6:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Honduras.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Honduras. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into América
América in Departamento de Francisco Morazán is located in Honduras a little south of Tegucigalpa, the country's capital town.
Current time in América is now 09:42 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Tegucigalpa with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports close to América. The closest airport in Honduras is Toncontín International Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site in El salvador at a distance of 96 mi (or 155 km). The closest in Honduras is Maya Site of Copan in a distance of 123 mi (or 155 km), West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tegucigalpa, Yuscaran, La Paz, Nacaome and Comayagua. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 36% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
30°C (86 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
33°C (91 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
InterContinental Hotels TEGUCIGALPA AT MULTIPLAZA MALL
Clarion Hotel Real Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa Marriott Hotel
HONDURAS MAYAN HOTEL
HOTEL AND CASINO EXCELSIOR
LQ Hotel Tegucigalpa
Hotel Humuya Inn
Hotel Mac Arthur
Hotel Plaza Juan Carlos
Aparthotel Guijarros
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Aeropuerto Toncontin Tegucigalpa Honduras TNT TGA
Este material no es de mi pertenencia. Es para uso educativo, NO COMERCIAL. Imagenes y videos son propiedad de HISTORY CHANNEL tuhistory.com Los diez aeropuertos mas peligrosos del mundo,...
Honduras Mission Trip Nov 9th-17th 2007
Honduras Mission Trip 2007 World Gospel Outreach.
KFC (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) the morning after explosion
Anonymous rioters placed an explosive device in front a KFC restaurant in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Neighbors of Colonia America heard the explosion around 10:30 PM, July 2th 2009. This event...
Landing in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Considered the 2nd most dangerous runway in the world, the 737-700 from Houston lands in Honduras' capital city in the afternoon. Even the wailing kid behind me seems to be aware of this and...
Aterrizaje de nuevo avion TACA Embraer E-190 en Toncontin, Tegucigalpa
Llegada del nuevo avión de aprox. 100 pasajeros de TACA al aeropuerto internacional de Toncontín en Tegucigalpa, Honduras._ Considerado el 2do. mas peligroso del mundo para aterrizar, aunque.
Awesome Landing at Toncontín International Airport
Excellent pilot showing some incredible skills and maneuvers for landing on the short runway.. Toncontín International Airport - Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Taking off from Tegucigalpa Toncontin Airport - Honduras
Early Afternoon.....January 14, 2011.
Toncontin approach and landing
The view out of the left side of the airplane on the visual approach to runway 02 at Toncontin airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Toncontin Intl. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Yesterday I flew for my first time to MHTG and I wanted to make a video of that interesting approach. Here you can see a left pattern trafic in runway 02 at Toncontin Intl in a Boeing 737-300....
CONVAIR 440 TONCONTIN START
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Central American Technological University
The Central American Technological University (Spanish: Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana) (UNITEC) is a private coeducational institution with campuses in the three main cities of Honduras: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba.
TACA Flight 390
TACA Flight 390 was a scheduled flight on May 30, 2008, by TACA Airlines from San Salvador, El Salvador, to Miami, Florida, United States, with intermediate stops at Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula in Honduras. In this hull loss accident, the Airbus A320-233 (registration EI-TAF, c/n 1374) overran the runway after landing at Tegucigalpa's Toncontín International Airport and rolled out into a street, crashing into an embankment and smashing several cars in the process.
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa, commonly referred to as Tegus, is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto. The current Constitution of Honduras, enacted in 1982, names the sister cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela as a Central District to serve as the permanent national capital, under articles 8 and 295.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of América.
- Tegucigalpa
- Yuscaran
- La Paz
- Nacaome
- Comayagua
- Ciudad Choluteca
Ocotal- Somoto
- La Union
- San Francisco
- La Esperanza
- Yoro
- San Miguel
- Juticalpa
- San Sebastian de Yali
- Esteli
- Santa Barbara
- La Concordia
- San Rafael del Norte
- Usulutan
- Chinandega
- Sensuntepeque
- Santa Maia de Pantasma
- Wiwili
- Wiwili de Jinotega
- Gracias
- Jinotega
- San Vicente
- Leon
- San Pedro Sula
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
El Llano, América, Colonia Los Angeles
