Ometepe Airport

Ometepe Airport
Aeropuerto de Ometepe
Runway and control tower, with the Concepción volcano in the background
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Instituto Nicaragüense de Aeronáutica Civil
Serves Rivas Department
Location Moyogalpa, Nicaragua
Elevation AMSL 65 m / 213 ft
Coordinates 11°31′25″N 85°42′23″W / 11.52361°N 85.70639°W / 11.52361; -85.70639Coordinates: 11°31′25″N 85°42′23″W / 11.52361°N 85.70639°W / 11.52361; -85.70639
Website EAAI Ometepe
Map
MNLP
Location of the airport in Nicaragua
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,500 4,921 asphalt
Statistics: Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Nacionales[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
La Costeña Managua, San Carlos, San Juan de Nicaragua

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ometepe". Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Nacionales. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Ometepe". Eaai.com.ni. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  3. ↑ Rogers, Tim (2014-05-14). "Ometepe Island opens overdue airport". Nicaragua Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Ometepe Island Info - Flying Into Our New Airport!". ometepeislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  5. ↑ "Aeropuerto de Ometepe sigue sin atraer aerolíneas". La Prensa. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2017-02-06.


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