Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport La Mesa International Airport Aeropuerto de San Pedro Sula | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | InterAirports | ||||||||||
| Serves | San Pedro Sula | ||||||||||
| Location | La Lima | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 92 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°27′10″N 87°55′25″W / 15.45278°N 87.92361°W | ||||||||||
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4.4%Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ramón Villeda Morales) (IATA: SAP, ICAO: MHLM), also known as La Mesa International Airport, is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the city of San Pedro Sula, in the Cortés Department of Honduras.
The airport is named after Ramón Villeda Morales, who served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963. It is the major and busiest airport in Honduras, handling about 1,022,924 passengers in 2018. The airport also handles about 150 flights internationally and domestically. The airport provides short connections to tourist attractions such as La Ceiba, and the Caribbean beaches of Roatán and Tela.
Facilities
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The airport is at an elevation of 92 ft (28 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 04/22 with a concrete surface measuring 2,886 m × 46 m (9,469 ft × 151 ft).[1] The La Mesa VOR-DME (Ident: LMS) is located off the approach threshold of Runway 22. The La Mesa non-directional beacon (Ident: LMS) is located on the field.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerolineas Sosa | La Ceiba, Roatán |
| Aeroméxico Connect | México City |
| Air Europa | Madrid |
| American Airlines | Miami Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Avianca El Salvador | San Salvador, Tegucigalpa |
| CM Airlines | Guatemala City, Roatán, Tegucigalpa, Útila |
| Copa Airlines Colombia | Panama City |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta |
| Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental, New Orleans, Orlando |
| Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos | Guatemala City |
| United Airlines | Houston–Intercontinental, Newark Seasonal: Los Angeles |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Amerijet International | Fort Lauderdale, Miami, San Salvador |
| Contract Air Cargo | Miami |
| DHL de Guatemala | Guatemala City |
| FedEx Express | Miami |
| UPS Airlines | Guatemala City, Miami, Louisville |
Statistics
See source Wikidata query and sources.
See also
- Transport in Honduras
- List of airports in Honduras
References
- ^ a b MHLM – LA MESA Internacional
- ^ Memoria de Sostenibilidad 2014-2015
- ^ Airport information for Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "La Mesa NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "La Mesa VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
External links
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