MHLM
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
VFR
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Name
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
MHLM / SAP / MHLM
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
1:45 pm (CST)
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Municipality
San Pedro Sula
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Coordinates
15° 27′ 9″ N 87° 55′ 24″ W
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Elevation
92 ft (28 m MSL)
About Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Ramón Villeda Morales) (IATA: SAP, ICAO: MHLM), also known as La Mesa International Airport, is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the city of San Pedro Sula, in the Cortés Department of Honduras.
The airport is named after Ramón Villeda Morales (1909–1971), who served as President of Honduras from 1957 to 1963. It is the major and busiest airport in Honduras, handling 1,270,997 passengers in 2023. The airport also reported handling over 20,000 international and domestic flights annually. The airport provides short connections to tourist attractions such as La Ceiba, and the Caribbean beaches of Roatán and Tela.