# Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport (RTB / MHRO)

**Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport** (IATA: RTB, ICAO: MHRO) is a large airport in Coxen Hole, Islas de la Bahía Department, Honduras. It has one runway, 2,240 m (7,349 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by InterAirports. In 2016 it handled 372 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RTB / MHRO
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: InterAirports
- Serves: Coxen Hole, Islas de la Bahía Department, Honduras
- Elevation: 12 m / 39 ft
- Coordinates: 16.3168, -86.5230
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,240 m / 7,349 ft
- Passengers: 371,657 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Tegucigalpa
- Website: http://www.interairports.hn/aeropuertos/roatan/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Manuel_G%C3%A1lvez_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555952
- Weather station: MHRO · WMO 78703
- Ident: MHRO

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,240 m / 7,349 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 066° / 246° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | 215,994 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 208,152 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 209,310 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 60,150 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 214,000 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 248,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 263,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 286,738 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 286,738 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 371,657 | Wikidata |

## Routes

13 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [GJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhnj.md) La Laguna Airport · Honduras · 67 km / 42 mi · CM Airlines
- [LCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhlc.md) Golosón International Airport · Honduras · 73 km / 45 mi · Aerolíneas Sosa
- [SAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhlm.md) Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport · Honduras · 178 km / 111 mi · Aerolíneas Sosa, CM Airlines
- [BZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzbz.md) Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport · Belize · 233 km / 145 mi · Tropic Air
- [TGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhtg.md) Toncontín Airport · Honduras · 262 km / 163 mi · Aerolíneas Sosa, CM Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,236 km / 768 mi · American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,765 km / 1,097 mi · United Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,937 km / 1,204 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,125 km / 1,320 mi · American Airlines

### Seasonal (4)

- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,111 km / 1,933 mi · WestJet, Air Canada
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 3,152 km / 1,959 mi · United Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,453 km / 2,146 mi · WestJet, Air Canada
- [YQB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqb.md) Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Canada · 3,665 km / 2,277 mi · WestJet

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

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

### Passenger (8)

- P4 [Aerolíneas Sosa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolineas-sosa) · 3
- H5 [CM Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cm-airlines) · 3
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 3 · seasonal
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2 · seasonal
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- TOS [Tropic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tropic-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 372K (2016) | #1,249 of 3,974 | #286 in North America | #2 in HN |
| Longest runway | 2,240 m / 7,349 ft | =3,206 of 29,858 | =709 in North America | #4 in HN |
| Elevation | 12 m / 39 ft | =39,879 of 43,403 | =18,051 in North America | =97 in HN |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in HN |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | ROATAN TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [GJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhnj.md) La Laguna Airport · 67 km / 42 mi
- [LCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhlc.md) Golosón International Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [TJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhtj.md) Trujillo Airport · 76 km / 47 mi
- [TEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhte.md) Tela Airport · 118 km / 73 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: “Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juan_Manuel_Gálvez_International_Airport&oldid=1365673537), revision of 23 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/mhro/data
