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Revision as of 20:45, 13 October 2008
La Mesa International Airport Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | InterAirports | ||||||||||
| Location | San Pedro Sula | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 91 ft / 28 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°27′10″N 87°55′25″W / 15.45278°N 87.92361°W | ||||||||||
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Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport or La Mesa International Airport (IATA: SAP, ICAO: MHLM) is located 11 km from the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The Ramón Villeda Morales is the major and busiest airport in Honduras, handling about 600,000 passengers in 2007. The airport also handles about 150 flights internationally and domestically. The airport is an excellent port of entry into the country of Honduras because of its convenient connections to tourist attractions such as the Mayan Ruins of Copan, the vibrant nightlife of La Ceiba, and the Caribbean beaches of Roatan and Tela. Many travelers prefer to land in San Pedro Sula instead of Tegucigalpa's Toncontin International Airport due to the better approach and smoother arrival. A new terminal is expected to be completed by 2015, in line with the airport expansion program launched by InterAirports. More recently, InterAirports seems to be under fire because of their ignorance to the airport's infrastructure. Many private companies have tried to take over the management of the airport. Since 2000 no large constructions have occurred at the airport. Until October 2007, the airport is undergoing expansion. This expansion includes the addition of check-in desks, as well as the construction of electrical stairs leading to the departures area.
The airport is named after Ramón Villeda Morales, who served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963.
Airlines and destinations
- Aero Caribbean (Havana) [Charter]
- Aerolineas Sosa (La Ceiba, Roatán, Tegucigalpa, Utila, Guanaja)
- Aeroméxico
- Aeroméxico Connect (Mexico City)
- American Airlines (Miami)
- Atlantic Airlines de Honduras (Belize City, Managua ,Guanaja, La Ceiba, Roatan, Tegucigalpa, Utila)
- Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
- Copa Airlines (Panama City, San José (CR))
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
- TACA (La Ceiba, Miami, New York-JFK, New Orleans [charter], Tegucigalpa, San José (CR), San Salvador, Guatemala City) Focus City
- Islena Airlines (La Ceiba, Tegucigalpa, Guatemala City)
- Maya Island Air (Belize City)
- Spirit Airlines (Fort Lauderdale)
Cargo airlines
- Amerijet International (Fort Lauderdale, San Salvador, Merida)
- Arrow Air (Miami)
- DHL De Guatemala (Guatemala City)
- UPS (Miami)
The Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport is being remolated. A food court is being built and the terminal is being changed.