From BBC: At least one person was killed when Honduran troops tried to disperse supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya at Tegucigalpa airport.
Thousands tried to reach the airport as Mr Zelaya's plane flew in from the US while the interim authorities insisted it would not be allowed to land.
They are seeking to re-route the plane to El Salvador instead.
But speaking from the plane, Mr Zelaya appealed to the military to let him land "in the name of God".
Mr Zelaya, who was removed from power just over a week ago, left Washington at 1900 GMT and was due to reach the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, about four hours later.
He issued a defiant message en route.
"I am the commander of the armed forces, elected by the people, and I ask the armed forces to comply with the order to open the airport so that there is no problem in landing and embracing with my people," he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
"I have sufficient spiritual strength, blessed with the blood of Christ, to be able to arrive there and raise the crucifix."
He is being accompanied on the plane by UN General Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann and a number of journalists.
The presidents of Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay and the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) left Washington at the same time as Mr Zelaya, bound for El Salvador to monitor events.
The Honduran interim government has accused troops from neighbouring Nicaragua of heading to the border but Nicaragua denies this.
Thousands tried to reach the airport as Mr Zelaya's plane flew in from the US while the interim authorities insisted it would not be allowed to land.
They are seeking to re-route the plane to El Salvador instead.
But speaking from the plane, Mr Zelaya appealed to the military to let him land "in the name of God".
Mr Zelaya, who was removed from power just over a week ago, left Washington at 1900 GMT and was due to reach the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, about four hours later.
He issued a defiant message en route.
"I am the commander of the armed forces, elected by the people, and I ask the armed forces to comply with the order to open the airport so that there is no problem in landing and embracing with my people," he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
"I have sufficient spiritual strength, blessed with the blood of Christ, to be able to arrive there and raise the crucifix."
He is being accompanied on the plane by UN General Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann and a number of journalists.
The presidents of Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay and the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) left Washington at the same time as Mr Zelaya, bound for El Salvador to monitor events.
The Honduran interim government has accused troops from neighbouring Nicaragua of heading to the border but Nicaragua denies this.
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