Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport

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La Mesa International Airport Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
IATA: SAP – ICAO: MHLM
Summary
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 / 15.45278; -87.92361Coordinates: 15°27′10″N 87°55′25″W / 15.45278°N 87.92361°W / 15.45278; -87.92361
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
04/22	9,203	2,805	Concrete

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. Ramón Villeda Morales Airport 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 provides short connections to tourist attractions such as the Mayan Ruins of Copan, 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.

There is currently a departure tax of $34.04 to help with expansion of the airport.

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 1.1 Cargo airlines 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aero Caribbean	Havana [charter]
Aerolineas Sosa	La Ceiba, Roatán, Tegucigalpa
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
American Airlines	Miami
Continental Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Copa Airlines	Panama City, San José (CR)
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta
TACA	La Ceiba, Miami, New York-JFK, Tegucigalpa, San José (CR), San Salvador
Isleña Airlines	La Ceiba, Tegucigalpa, Roatan
Maya Island Air	Belize City
Spirit Airlines	Fort Lauderdale
Skyservice	Toronto-Pearson [Seasonal]

[edit] Cargo airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Amerijet International	Fort Lauderdale, San Salvador, Merida, Miami
Arrow Air	Miami, Los Angeles
DHL de Guatemala	Guatemala City
United Parcel Service	Miami

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Airport information for MHLM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.. Source: DAFIF.
• Airport information for MHLM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
• Current weather for MHLM at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for SAP at Aviation Safety Network

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