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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 | |||||||||||
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 Runway and control tower, with the Concepción volcano in the background | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | INAC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Moyogalpa, Nicaragua | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 213 ft / 65 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 11°31′25″N 85°42′05″W | ||||||||||
| Website | EAAI Ometepe | ||||||||||
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  MNLP Location of the airport in Nicaragua | |||||||||||
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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
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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.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| La Costeña | Managua, San Carlos, San Juan de Nicaragua |
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.[8]
See also
Nicaragua portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Nicaragua
- List of airports in Nicaragua
References
- Airport information for Ometepe Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Ometepe Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "Ometepe". Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Nacionales. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- Rogers, Tim (2014-05-14). "Ometepe Island opens overdue airport". Nicaragua Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- "Managua VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "Liberia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- "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. (Spanish)
External links
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На других языках
- [en] Ometepe Airport
[es] Aeropuerto de Ometepe
El Aeropuerto de Ometepe (IATA: MNLP, OACI: MNLP) es un aeropuerto que sirve a la isla de Ometepe ubicado en el municipio de Moyogalpa, en el departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua.[1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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