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.
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport La Mesa International Airport Aeropuerto de San Pedro Sula | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | EHISA | ||||||||||
| 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°WCoordinates: 15°27′10″N 87°55′25″W / 15.45278°N 87.92361°W | ||||||||||
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4.4%The airport is named after Ramón Villeda Morales (1909–1971), 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.
HistoryEdit
In April 2017, Air Europa started a route to Madrid using Airbus A330s. This service marked the first time Honduras had a direct link to Europe.[4][5]
FacilitiesEdit
The airport is at an elevation of 92 ft (28 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway with a concrete surface measuring 2,886 m × 46 m (9,469 ft × 151 ft).[1]
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b MHLM – LA MESA Internacional
- ^ Memoria de Sostenibilidad 2014-2015
- ^ Airport information for Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Avión de Air Europa toca suelo hondureño en vuelo inaugural Madrid-SPS". Proceso Digital (in Spanish). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Primer vuelo de Air Europa llega el jueves a San Pedro Sula". La Prensa (in Spanish). 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Volaris El Salvador late-1Q23 US Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
External linksEdit
Media related to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
