# Retalhuleu Airport (RER / MGRT)

**Retalhuleu Airport** (IATA: RER, ICAO: MGRT) is a medium airport in Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala. It opened on 16 Sep 1956. It has one runway, 1,544 m (5,065 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Guatemalan Air Force. In 2014 it handled 13 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mgrt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RER / MGRT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Guatemalan Air Force
- Serves: Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu Department, Guatemala
- Opened: 16 Sep 1956
- Elevation: 200 m / 656 ft
- Coordinates: 14.5214, -91.6970
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,544 m / 5,065 ft
- Passengers: 12,530 (2014)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Guatemala
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retalhuleu_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q976725
- Weather station: MGRT · WMO 78639
- Ident: MGRT

## Timeline

- 16 Sep 1956: Retalhuleu Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 1,544 m / 5,065 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Asphalt | 050° / 230° |  |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 126 km / 78 mi · Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RER, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- 5U [Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transportes-aereos-guatemaltecos) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 13K (2014) | #2,603 of 3,974 | #627 in North America | #4 in GT |
| Longest runway | 1,544 m / 5,065 ft | #6,209 of 29,858 | #2,101 in North America | #7 in GT |
| Elevation | 200 m / 656 ft | =24,245 of 43,403 | =11,639 in North America | #20 in GT |
| Age | Opened 1956 | =4,178 of 15,079 | =2,858 in North America | #2 in GT |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in GT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [TAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtp.md) Tapachula International Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [GSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mgsj.md) San José Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · 126 km / 78 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Retalhuleu Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Retalhuleu_Airport&oldid=1363074636), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mgrt/data