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Airport
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 / 11.52361°N 85.70139°W / 11.52361; -85.70139
WebsiteEAAI Ometepe
Map
MNLP is located in NicaraguaMNLPMNLPLocation of the airport in Nicaragua
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Source: GCM Google Maps

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.

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

The runway begins at the shoreline, and west approaches and departures are over the water. The volcanic slopes of Concepción volcano begin 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of the runway.

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.

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.

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Airports in Nicaragua
International
Regional
  • Bonanza
  • Chinandega
  • Los Brasiles
  • León
  • Montelimar
  • Ometepe
  • Rosita
  • San Carlos
  • San Juan de Nicaragua
  • Siuna
  • Waspam
    • Military


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