Types of AC seen at Hondo, TX airport

[flyguyMN]

My dad was telling me that on numerous occasions, when he has been driving along HWY 90 between (Sabinal, TX and San Antonio, TX) when he drives past the airport in Hondo, TX, he has seen an L-1011 and many other large A/C. Since this is not a major airport by any means, why would you see an L-1011 there?

 

[xjcaptain]

My dad was telling me that on numerous occasions, when he has been driving along HWY 90 between (Sabinal, TX and San Antonio, TX) when he drives past the airport in Hondo, TX, he has seen an L-1011 and many other large A/C. Since this is not a major airport by any means, why would you see an L-1011 there?

Because everythings bigger in TX?

No idea.

 

[RipCurl]

Can an empty L-1011 even get in and out of a 6000' runway?

Airnav
Runway 13/31 - 6045x150, double tandem max 90,000lbs

 

[afres bum]

Eastern and TWA used to fly pretty full L1011's out of LaGardia's 7,000 foot runway's

 

[lowlycfi]

There is a heavy maintenance company at HDO, Knight Aerospace I think? Maybe that's where it's parked.

 

[ms6073]

As I recall there are a couple of maintenance organziations that conduct various maintenance operations on L1011's located at Hondo. Jet Center Aviation comes to mind as this company specializes in aircraft interiors, maintenance, restoration, and painting.

 

[iflyabeech]

I have seen a 747 doing landings there.

 

[414Flyer]

Sometimes planes have been occasionally parked there for storage, also there is an interior company there, maybe even maint like mentioned before.

I used to fly out of there in 2001.

 

[Jump Pilot]

I flew jumpers at a motorcycle rally outside of Hondo a few years back. We based out of Hondo for the weekend.

There was a Mexicana DC-9 parked there that had the snot knocked out of it by a hail storm. It wasn't going anywhere soon. There was also a good number of military trainers parked under patio hangars on the north side.

The most memorable thing was the wx radar dome had a big dent in it from the tornado the previous year.

 

[sky37d]

I didn't know any L-1011's were still flying. I liked them, as a passenger, when they did. I also liked the Electra, but they are also gone.

 

[414Flyer]

I flew jumpers at a motorcycle rally outside of Hondo a few years back. We based out of Hondo for the weekend.

There was a Mexicana DC-9 parked there that had the snot knocked out of it by a hail storm. It wasn't going anywhere soon. There was also a good number of military trainers parked under patio hangars on the north side.

The most memorable thing was the wx radar dome had a big dent in it from the tornado the previous year.

You outta see my Hondo tornado pics, I was living there when it happened. I took a lot of pics all over the airport. 2001 was not a good year for that airport, in that August the old WW2 hangar caught fire, burned and took about 15 planes with it

 

[Thedude]

I took an 727-200 in there for maint back in '01

 

[Jump Pilot]

You outta see my Hondo tornado pics, I was living there when it happened. I took a lot of pics all over the airport. 2001 was not a good year for that airport, in that August the old WW2 hangar caught fire, burned and took about 15 planes with it

Didn't they have two tornados that year? That DC-9 had holes in the ailerons from the hail stones so big you could stick your hand through it. PM me some pics if you can.

 

[414Flyer]

Didn't they have two tornados that year? That DC-9 had holes in the ailerons from the hail stones so big you could stick your hand through it. PM me some pics if you can.

PM me your email address, I can send you lots of pics.

 

[SkyBoy1981]

I saw Austin Power's private 747 at Hondo airport once.

http://www.bandnet.co.uk/juice/photos/portugal_mar03_outtakes/austin-powers-plane.jpg