Ometepe Airport

Ometepe Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto La Paloma de Ometepe (OMT)) (ICAO: MNLP) is the only airport on Ometepe, the largest island in Lake Nicaragua. The airport is in the La Paloma comarca of Moyogalpa, Rivas Department, Nicaragua, 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) south of Moyogalpa.

Ometepe Airport

La Paloma Airport
Runway and control tower, with the Concepción volcano in the background
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorINAC
ServesMoyogalpa, Nicaragua
Elevation AMSL213 ft / 65 m
Coordinates11°31′25″N 85°42′05″W
WebsiteEAAI Ometepe
Map
MNLP
Location of the airport in Nicaragua
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The airport was built in May 2014 at a cost of almost US$17,000,000.[3][4]

The runway begins at the shoreline, and west approach and departure are over the water. The volcanic slopes of Concepción volcano begin 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of the runway.[2]

The Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) is located 45.6 nautical miles (84 km) northwest of Ometepe Airport. The Liberia VOR-DME is located 56.3 nautical miles (104 km) south of the airport.[5][6]

Airlines and destinations

Currently only one airline flies to Ometepe Island on a circuit flight to other airports in Nicaragua, including Managua's Sandino International Airport on Sundays and Thursdays.[7]

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.

AirlinesDestinations
La Costeña Managua, San Carlos, San Juan de Nicaragua (Greytown)

Charter flights are available. (Aerotaxi) on Cessna 208 12-passenger aircraft and 45-passenger ATR 42 caravan. The air terminal also receives private flights of small planes and helicopters to guarantee the comfort of the passengers.[8]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Ometepe Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Ometepe Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. "Ometepe". Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Nacionales. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  4. Rogers, Tim (2014-05-14). "Ometepe Island opens overdue airport". Nicaragua Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  5. "Managua VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. "Liberia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. "Ometepe Island Info - Flying Into Our New Airport!". ometepeislandinfo.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
  8. "Aeropuerto de Ometepe sigue sin atraer aerolíneas". La Prensa. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2017-02-06. (Spanish)


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