Santa María, HN 🇭🇳 Closed Airport
ICAO
HN-0024
IATA
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Elevation
1151 ft
Region
HN-LP
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Location: 14.287174° N, -87.937167° E
Continent: North America
Type: Closed Airport
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The exact date of closure is unknown. Small, rural airstrips like this often fall into disuse gradually rather than having a formal, documented closure date. Based on its condition and the development of regional infrastructure, it likely ceased operations sometime in the late 20th or early 21st century.
Economic obsolescence and improved ground transportation. The airport was a simple dirt/grass airstrip. As road networks in rural Honduras improved, the need for short-distance air travel for light aircraft diminished. The cost of maintaining the airstrip and operating aircraft became economically unviable compared to the efficiency and lower cost of road transport for the local community's needs.
The airport is completely closed and decommissioned. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (14.287174, -87.937167) reveals the faint outline of the former north-south runway. The land has been reclaimed for agricultural purposes, is overgrown with grass and vegetation, and is used as pasture or farmland. A small dirt track now bisects the former runway. There are no remaining airport facilities, such as hangars or terminal buildings.
Santa Maria Airport was a small, local airstrip that served the rural community of Santa María in the La Paz department. Its operations were limited to general aviation, handling light single-engine aircraft. Its primary purpose was likely to connect the remote town to larger cities for passenger transport, medical evacuations, and the movement of light cargo before the area became easily accessible by road. It held no major commercial or military significance and was purely a utility airfield for the local population.
There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening the Santa Maria Airport. Given that the land has been repurposed for agriculture and the lack of any compelling economic or logistical driver for air service in the immediate area, the likelihood of it ever being reactivated as an airport is virtually zero.