AirportsRamón Villeda Morales International Airport is a large airport serving San Pedro Sula, in Cortés Department, Honduras. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SAP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SAP
- ICAO code
- MHLM
- City
- San Pedro Sula
- State or region
- Cortés Department
- Country
- Honduras
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 15.4526° N, 87.9236° W
- Elevation
- 28 m (91 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,805 m (9,203 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SAP means Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MHLM. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.4526° N, 87.9236° W. It stands 28 metres (91 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Tegucigalpa, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,805 metres (9,203 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Honduras on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,805 m 9,203 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Barrios AirportPuerto Barrios, Guatemala | PBR | 77 km |
| Punta Gorda AirportPunta Gorda, Belize | PND | 119 km |
| Golosón International AirportLa Ceiba | LCE | 119 km |
| Palmerola International AirportPalmerola | XPL | 123 km |
| Placencia AirportPlacencia, Belize | PLJ | 129 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,863 km | 18 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,637 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,991 km | 17 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,496 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,116 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,679 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,733 km | 21 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,441 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,790 km | 17 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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