Roatán is served by Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport (RTB). It offers essential domestic connections from the Honduran mainland and a significant number of direct international charter and scheduled arrivals from North America, catering almost exclusively to the island's tourism industry.
The most frequent flights to Roatán are domestic routes from the mainland hubs of San Pedro Sula (SAP) and Tegucigalpa (TGU) into RTB. These connections are vital for accessing the island from Honduras's domestic network. Internationally, RTB receives seasonal and year-round direct flights from the United States (Houston IAH, Atlanta ATL, Miami MIA, Dallas DFW) and Canada (Toronto YYZ, Montreal YUL) into Roatán, operated primarily by vacation airlines and charter carriers.
To secure cheap flights to Roatán, if you book a charter package from North America, your flight to RTB is typically bundled with accommodation. For independent travel to Roatán, booking a round-trip ticket from your home country directly to RTB is often the best value. To reach Roatán from elsewhere in Central America or beyond, the most reliable strategy is to first fly to San Pedro Sula (SAP) or Tegucigalpa (TGU) on a competitive route, then take a domestic flight to RTB. Book domestic flights to Roatán several weeks in advance. Due to the tourist-focused nature of the airport, flexible or last-minute independent arrivals into RTB are challenging and costly — plan well ahead.