Direct Flights from Houston to Palmerola
Palmerola · Honduras
Nonstop service from IAH to XPL on United. 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 Houston is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Palmerola for, from Houston
2h 50m in the air, 1,185 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
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 Houston
7° warmer than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Palmerola 84°F · Houston 64°F · 20° warmer
- April
- Palmerola 94°F · Houston 80°F · 14° warmer
- July
- Palmerola 88°F · Houston 94°F · 6° colder
- October
- Palmerola 84°F · Houston 82°F · much the same
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 Houston moves 31°.
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 Houston to Palmerola?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Palmerola (XPL) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Palmerola?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Palmerola (XPL).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Palmerola?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Houston to Palmerola.
- How far is Palmerola from Houston?
- Palmerola is about 1,185 miles from Houston by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Honduras?
- Yes — Palmerola (XPL) has nonstop service from Houston on United, 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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