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
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorInterAirports
ServesSan Pedro Sula
LocationLa Lima
Elevation AMSL92 ft / 28 m
Coordinates15°27′10″N 87°55′25″W
Map
SAP
Location in Honduras
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 2,886 9,469 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Passengers881,199
Passenger change 13–140.4%
Aircraft movements26,310
Movements change 13–144.4%
Source: Honduran AIP,[1] InterAirports, S.A.[2] GCM[3]

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
Military aircraft.
Outside the airport.

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
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolineas Sosa La Ceiba, Roatán
Aeroméxico Connect México City (resumes September 1, 2020)[6]
Air Europa Madrid
American Airlines Miami
Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth
Avianca El Salvador Guatemala City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa
CM Airlines Guatemala City, Roatán, Tegucigalpa, Útila
Copa Airlines Colombia Panama City (resumes September 4, 2020)[7]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Spirit Airlines Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental, New Orleans, Orlando
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos Guatemala City
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental, Newark

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
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
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See also

References
  1. MHLM – LA MESA Internacional
  2. Memoria de Sostenibilidad 2014-2015
  3. Airport information for Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "La Mesa NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. "La Mesa VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  6. "Safety Precautions: COVID-19". Aeroméxico. July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. "Copa Airlines would restart its flights to these international destinations". Nicolás Larenas (in Spanish). July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

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