Poneloya International Airport

Poneloya International Airport (IATA: MNPL, ICAO: MNPL, FAA LID: PNL) is a major international airport in Poneloya, Jackodia. Poneloya is the busiest airport in Jackodia and the busiest airport in the Central America by passenger traffic. It is also one of the world's biggest and busiest airports with over 80 million annual passengers flying through PNL.

The airport is owned and operated by the Jackodian federal government. It is the main hub for Jackodian flag carrier JATAM and is a hub or focus city for several other major airlines. The JATAM hub at PNL is the largest single airline hub in the world with over 1,050 daily departures.

A majority of general aviation movements use the nearby Poneloya Executive Airport rather than PNL.

History
The airport opened in 1941 and was designed to be Poneloya's primary international airport. Initially opened with two runways, four more runways have been added since to the airport for a total of six runways.

The first ever revenue flights of the Boeing 767-300ER, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Jackodair J-2 departed from Poneloya. All three flights were operated by JATAM.

Statistics
The airport served over 88 million passengers in 2021, making it one of the busiest in the world.

The airport has the most daily movements of the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 and Boeing 757, with each aircraft recording well over 300 daily movements.

Accidents and Incidents

 * On March 7, 1952, a Douglas DC-6 operated by Venezuela Overseas Airways slid off the runway while landing and caught fire. Of the 48 total occupants onboard, 7 were killed.
 * On June 14, 1974, a Boeing 727-100 operating as Guatemala Airways flight 59, hit runway lights after being too low on approach. The plane was heavily damaged and broke into 3 pieces upon slamming back into the ground. Of the 106 occupants onboard, 18 were killed.
 * On August 16, 1987, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating as American Airlines Flight 255 crashed moments after takeoff from Poneloya. The aircraft took off before almost immediately entering a stall. The plane clipped a light pole and rental car building roof before landing upside down on Middlebelt Road and disintegrated after slamming into an overpass. Of the 154 total occupants onboard, only 1 survived the crash. 2 additional people on the ground were killed. The cause was later determined to be pilot error after the crew failed to set the aircraft into takeoff mode and had no flaps down. The crash remains the deadliest in Jackodia's history.
 * On January 19, 2009, a Boeing 757-200 operating as UPS Airlines Flight 1106, reported a smell of smoke while approaching Poneloya. A fire was found in the back of the plane, but the aircraft successfully landed at PNL. The aircraft received significant damage from the fire, but there were no fatalities.