Aeropuerto de El Tamarindo
The Aeropuerto de El Tamarindo is an airfield in the La Unión department on the Gulf of Fonseca in El Salvador .
location
The airfield with ICAO MSET is located on the peninsula of El Jaguey some 190 kilometers east of the capital San Salvador . It was originally designed as a military airfield. The asphalt runway 15/33 is 1430 meters long. The airfield is managed by the Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma Commission and is approved for light aircraft and helicopters .
Expansion to a regional airport
The mayors of the municipalities of El Carmen, Conchagua, Santa Rosa de Lima, Intipuca, Pasaquina, San José de la Fuente, La Unión, Bolívar, Yayantique and Chirilagua, which are located around the mega-port Puerto La Unión Centroamericana , which is under construction , intend in Expand the airfield in accordance with future port activities and the expected tourism in the nearby bathing bays. Defense Minister David Munguia Payes and Deputy Minister for Tourism Mauritius Oñate have started a feasibility study for a regional airport with the mayors. The Japanese ambassador to El Salvador Shisei Kaku has declared his readiness to provide support, as Japan is already involved in the construction of the modern pier for the new port.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators , Sep. 2013 (revision 149), ISBN 978-92-9249-321-9 .
- ↑ Newspaper report DIARIO LA PÁGINA ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on lapagina.com (spanish)
Coordinates: 13 ° 9 ′ 45 " N , 87 ° 54 ′ 18" W.