armed MD500D and 10 new Bell 412SP utility helicopters, which are all in use to this day. In October 2014 Honduras received an Embraer Legacy 600, 16-seat VIP transport aircraft, which was valued at US$14 million. This aircraft (FAH-001) arrived at Toncontín airport on 15 October and was donated to the Honduras Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Hondureña, or FAH) by Taiwan. The VIP aircraft would also be available for medical evacuation in case of an emergency. Plans to buy two new Brazilian Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano light fighters were also announced by the Honduran Foreign Ministry. Bases The FAH operates from four air bases at Tegucigalpa, Comayagua, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba. Additionally, three air stations located at Catacamas, Alto Aguán (bomb range) and Puerto Lempira airstrips serve as forward operations locations-FOL. Also a radar station operates at La Mole peak. All bases operates as dual civil and military aviation facilities. Comayagua is home to the Air Force Academy (Academia Militar de Aviación de Honduras Capitán Raúl Roberto Barahona Lagos). Aircraft Current inventory References Bibliography Hagedorn, Daniel P. "From Caudillos to COIN". Air Enthusiast, Thirty-one, July–November 1986. pp. 55–70. . Hoyle, Craig. "World Air Forces Directory". Flight International, Vol. 194, Number 5665, 4–10 December 2018. . pp. 32–60. External links Official Honduras Air Force pages Official Honduras Air Force Academy page Honduras Air Arms - Scramble.nl Aeroflight - Honduran Air Force Air forces by country Military of Honduras Aviation in Honduras 1931 establishments in Honduras