Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport

Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Manuel Gálvez) (IATA: RTB, ICAO: MHRO) is an international airport located on the island of Roatán, in the Caribbean Sea 50 kilometres (31 mi) off the northern coast of Honduras.[4] Roatán is in the Bay Islands Department of Honduras.

Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport

Roatán International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorInterAirports
LocationRoatán, Honduras
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates16°19′02″N 86°31′20″W
Websitewww.interairports.hn
Map
RTB
Location in Honduras
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,245 7,365 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers286,738
Passenger change 13–149.0%
Aircraft movements16,344
Source: Honduran AIP,[1] InterAirports[2] GCM[3]

The airport serves national and international air traffic of the island, the nearby cities and for the region. The airport is named for Juan Manuel Gálvez (1889-1972), the former president of the Republic of Honduras in 1949-1952. It was known previously as Roatán International Airport.

Location

The airport is located in the western part of Roatán, near the main city of Coxen Hole.

Renovation

In 2013, InterAirports completed an expansion and upgrade of the airport facilities. The expansion included a larger check-in area with coffee shop and cafe, larger waiting area with sitting area and cafe, expansion of the customs and security areas, and renovation of buildings and outdoor areas.

The next phase of the project will be an expansion of the airport's car parks and pick-up and drop-off locations, rental area, and shopping area. In January 2019, the runway extension work will begin, so the airport can pass 3 million passengers per year and accept intercontinental flights.

Runway

The airport is at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,090 by 45 metres (6,857 ft × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations
An Avianca Honduras ATR 72 taxiing for take-off

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Sosa La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa
Air Transat Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami
American Eagle Miami
Avianca El Salvador San Salvador
Cayman Airways Grand Cayman, La Ceiba
CM Airlines La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, Útila
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Lanhsa Guanaja, La Ceiba
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos Charter: San Salvador
Tropic Air Belize City
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental
WestJet Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson

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.[5]
  • On 17 May 2019, a private aircraft crashed while approaching runway 25 from north. The aircraft impacted the waters of the Roatan beach in Bahia Island under unknown circumstances. The aircraft was destroyed during the accident sequence and five occupants on board received fatal injures. One occupant on board initially survived with unspecified injures but later died from the injuries sustained in the crash.

See also

References
  1. "MHRO – JUAN MANUEL GÁLVEZ Internacional". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. Memoria de Sostenibilidad 2014-2015
  3. Airport information for Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Airport information for MHRO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  5. "HR-SAZ Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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