Airport type Public Location Moyogalpa, Nicaragua Website EAAI Ometepe | Serves Rivas Department Elevation AMSL 65 m / 213 ft Address Moyogalpa, Nicaragua | |
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Owner/Operator Instituto Nicaragüense de Aeronáutica Civil | ||
La Paloma Airport - Ometepe Island (OMT) (Spanish: Aeropuerto La Paloma de Ometepe (OMT)) (ICAO: MNLP) is the only airport located on the island of Ometepe, in the La Paloma comarca of Moyogalpa, Rivas Department, Nicaragua. The airport was built on May 2014 at a cost of almost US$17,000,000.
Currently there is only one airline that flies to Ometepe Island on a circuit flight to other airports in Nicaragua, including the main airport in Managua (MGA) on Sundays and Thursdays at 12:30 PM and 2:45 PM. Charter flights are available as well, (Aerotaxi) on Cessna 208 12-passenger aircraft and 45-passenger ATR 42 caravan The air terminal receives private flights of small planes and helicopters. To guarantee the comfort and tranquility of the passengers.
Although this airport is considered international and does have a passport control and customs house, there are currently no international commercial flights that fly to this airport.