Airport type Public Website www.interairports.hn Elevation 5 m Yearly aircraft movements 16,344 | Elevation AMSL 12 m / 39 ft 07/25 2,395 Code RTB Phone +504 9802-5736 Passenger count 286,738 | |
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Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Manuel Gálvez) (IATA: RTB, ICAO: MHRO) is an airport located on the island of Roatán 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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- Spectacular 737 landing roatan honduras
- Location
- Facilities
- Renovation
- Runway
- Passenger
- Accidents and incidents
- References
Location
The Airport is located on the western side of Roatan, next to the main city, Coxen Hole.
Coxen Hole 2 km, French Harbour 9,5 km, Jonesville 22 km, Big Bight 11 km, Oak Ridge 25 km, West Bay 17 km and West End 12 km
Facilities
Duty shop, Coffee shop and two café/bars, one each in the check-in and transit area. Several rental companies resides at the airport, like Dollar, Avis, Hertz, Thrifty, Alamo, Budget, Europcar and National. Also taxi service from the airport is available.
Renovation
In 2013, the Interairports completed an expansion and upgraded the existing airport facilities. The expansion included a larger check-in area with coffee shop and café, larger waiting area with sitting area and café, expansion of the customs and security areas and renovation of buildings and outdoor areas. Next phase of the project will be an expansion of the airport's car parks and the airport's pick-up and drop-off locations, rental area and shopping area. In March 2017, the runway extension work will begin, so the airport can pass 3 million passengers per year including intercontinental flights.
Runway
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 2,395 by 45 metres (7,858 ft × 148 ft).
Passenger
Cayman Airways has also announced new twice weekly nonstop service between the airport and Grand Cayman.