Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
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 | 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°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, 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.
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FacilitiesEdit
The airport resides 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 destinationsEdit
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Amerijet International | Fort Lauderdale, Miami, San Salvador |
| Contract Air Cargo | Miami |
| DHL de Guatemala | Guatemala City |
| FedEx | Miami |
| UPS Airlines | Guatemala City, Miami, Louisville |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "American Airlines enhances new schedule".
- ^ "Spirit Airlines announces new route". Spirit Airlines. June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
External linksEdit
Media related to Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport at Wikimedia Commons