Ometepe Airport
Ometepe Airport Aeropuerto de Ometepe | |||||||||||
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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°WCoordinates: 11°31′25″N 85°42′23″W / 11.52361°N 85.70639°W | ||||||||||
Website | EAAI Ometepe | ||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||
MNLP Location of the airport in Nicaragua | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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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
Airlines | Destinations |
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La Costeña | Managua, San Carlos, San Juan de Nicaragua |
See also
- Ometepe Island Flight Information
- Nicaragua portal
- Aviation portal
- Transport in Nicaragua
- List of airports in Nicaragua
References
- ↑ "Ometepe". Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Nacionales. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ "Ometepe". Eaai.com.ni. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ↑ Rogers, Tim (2014-05-14). "Ometepe Island opens overdue airport". Nicaragua Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ↑ "Ometepe Island Info - Flying Into Our New Airport!". ometepeislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ↑ "Aeropuerto de Ometepe sigue sin atraer aerolíneas". La Prensa. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2017-02-06.