Direct Flights from Dallas to Palmerola
Palmerola · Honduras
Nonstop service from DFW to XPL on American. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 3 cities fly direct to Palmerola, and Dallas is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Palmerola for, from Dallas
3h 20m in the air, 1,410 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 3 or 4 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Palmerola
Soto Cano Air Base is a Honduran military base 5 mi (8.0 km) to the south of Comayagua in Honduras. It houses 1,200–1,500 U.S. troops and is also used by the Honduran Air Force academy. The airbase became operational in 1940, changing the old location of the Honduras Air Force Academy in Toncontin, Tegucigalpa to Palmerola. It serves as one of the important bases to the US Military's presence in Central America.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Palmerola
- La Tigra National Park was the first national park in Honduras, by decree No. 976-80 whose principal objective is "The Conservation, Ecologic Preservation and Maintenance of The Hydrologic Potential of this Reserve".
- The Immaculate Conception Cathedral also called Comayagua Cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is located in the Central Square of the city of Comayagua in Honduras.
- The St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral is a Catholic temple in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, also known as PANACAM, is a national park in Honduras. It was established on 1 January 1987 and covers an area of 300 square kilometres.
- Montaña de Comayagua National Park is a national park in Honduras. It was established on 1 January 1987 and covers an area of 184.8 square kilometres.
- The Honduran National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Gallery was first opened on 31 July 1996. It is open to the public and as of 2019 was receiving 40,000 monthly visitors.
- Yarumela also known as El Chircal, is one of the archeological sites located in Honduras and based around the Middle Formative era in Mesoamerican history, occupied between 1000 BC and AD 250 by the ancestors of the Lenc…
- Taulabé Caves are part of a natural cave system that spreads throughout the municipality of Taulabé, in the Honduran department of Comayagua.
- Tenampúa is an archaeological site belonging to the Lenca culture dating from the Mesoamerican classical period, located in central Honduras in the Comayagua valley.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Palmerola weather, compared with Dallas
10° warmer than Dallas on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Palmerola 84°F · Dallas 57°F · 26° warmer
- April
- Palmerola 94°F · Dallas 77°F · 17° warmer
- July
- Palmerola 88°F · Dallas 96°F · 8° colder
- October
- Palmerola 84°F · Dallas 79°F · 5° warmer
April averages 94°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Palmerola is the steadier of the two, moving 12° between its coldest and warmest months where Dallas moves 39°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Palmerola
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Palmerola is October–January, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 83°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Palmerola's highlights, from La Tigra National Park, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Comayagua, and Tegucigalpa Cathedral and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Dallas to Palmerola?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW) to Palmerola (XPL) on American.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to Palmerola?
- American flies nonstop between Dallas (DFW) and Palmerola (XPL).
- How far is Palmerola from Dallas?
- Palmerola is about 1,410 miles from Dallas by air.
- How many days can I spend in Palmerola flying from Dallas?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 3 or 4 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- Is there a direct flight from Dallas to Honduras?
- Yes — Palmerola (XPL) has nonstop service from Dallas on American, making it a nonstop gateway to Honduras.
- What is there to do in Palmerola?
- Popular things to do include La Tigra National Park, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Comayagua, Tegucigalpa Cathedral, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, and more.
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