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Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport

Coxen Hole, Honduras
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39 ft
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Gateway to the Bay Islands and Roatán's reef paradise.

Opened
1960
Location
Coxen Hole, Honduras
Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport serves Roatán, the largest of Honduras's Bay Islands and a world-renowned scuba diving and tourism destination. Located near Coxen Hole, the island's main town, the airport provides the primary air link between Roatán and the Honduran mainland as well as international destinations. The airport is named after Juan Manuel Gálvez, a former president of Honduras. It handles a significant volume of tourist traffic, particularly from North America, driven by Roatán's popularity as a Caribbean cruise and dive destination. In recent years the airport has seen infrastructure improvements to accommodate growing passenger numbers, including expanded facilities to handle international charter and scheduled flights from the United States and Canada.
Terminals
The airport operates a single terminal building handling both domestic and international arrivals and departures.
Getting to & from
Taxis and rental cars are the primary ground transportation options connecting the airport to hotels and resorts across Roatán island.
Airlines here
Airlines serving RTB include United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Air Canada, and Honduran carrier Aerolíneas Sosa, among others.
Notable facts
  • ›Roatán is situated on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the second-largest coral reef system in the world.
  • ›The airport's IATA code RTB refers to Roatán, the island it primarily serves.
  • ›The facility handles a mix of scheduled international flights and seasonal charter operations.
  • ›Tourism is the dominant economic driver for traffic at the airport, with cruise passengers also using it.
  • ›The airport is one of the key international entry points into Honduras alongside Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula.
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Route map (10 destinations)

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Routes

RTB → GUA5U · SF3
RTB → BZE9N · CNC
RTB → DFWAA · 738
RTB → MIAAA · 738
RTB → SALAV · ATR
RTB → SAPCC · SF3
RTB → GUACC · L4T
RTB → TGUCC · SF3
RTB → ATLDL · 738
RTB → LCEP4 · L4T
RTB → TGUP4 · L4T
RTB → SAPP4 · L4T
RTB → IAHUA · 739 738 73G
RTB → DFWUS · 738
RTB → MIAUS · 738
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Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport
Encyclopaedia

Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport is an international airport located on the island of Roatán, in the Caribbean Sea 50 kilometres (31 mi) off the northern coast of Honduras. Roatán is in the Bay Islands Department of Honduras.

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