Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
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| Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Manuel Gálvez Roatán International Airport Aeropuerto de Roatán |
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| IATA: RTB – ICAO: MHRO | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | InterAirports | ||
| Location | Roatán, Honduras | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 m / 39 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 16°19′02″N 086°31′20″W / 16.31722°N 86.52222°WCoordinates: 16°19′02″N 086°31′20″W / 16.31722°N 86.52222°W | ||
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 MHRO
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 07/25 | 2,090 | 6,857 | Asphalt |
| Source: Honduran AIP[1] | |||
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Manuel Gálvez) (IATA: RTB, ICAO: MHRO) is an airport located on the island of Roatán[2] in the Bay Islands Department in Honduras. It serves national and international air traffic of the island. The airport is named for Juan Manuel Gálvez the former president of Honduras. It is also known as Roatán International Airport.
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[edit] Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 12 m (39 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,090 by 45 metres (6,857 × 148 ft).[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AeroCaribe de Honduras | San Pedro Sula |
| Aerolíneas Sosa | La Ceiba, Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Milan-Malpensa |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta |
| EasySky | La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
| TACA Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Miami, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador |
| TACA Regional operated by Isleña | La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador |
| United Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 18 March 1990, Douglas DC-3A HR-SAZ of SAHSA overran the runway on landing and ended up in the sea. The aircraft, performing a domestic scheduled passenger service, was damaged beyond repair but all 32 people on board escaped.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b MHRO - JUAN MANUEL GÁLVEZ Internacional
- ^ Airport information for MHRO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ "HR-SAZ Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900318-0. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
[edit] External links
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