Golosón International Airport
Golosón International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Golosón) (IATA: LCE, ICAO: MHLC) is an airport located on the western side of the city of La Ceiba, in the Atlántida Department on the north coast of Honduras. It is also known as La Ceiba Airport (Aeropuerto de La Ceiba) and Hector C. Moncada Air Base (Base Aérea Hector C. Moncada).
Golosón International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Golosón La Ceiba Airport Hector C. Moncada Air Base | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
Operator | InterAirports | ||||||||||
Serves | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 15°44′32″N 86°51′10″W | ||||||||||
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LCE Location in Honduras | |||||||||||
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Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 49 ft (15 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,950 by 45 metres (9,678 ft × 148 ft).[1] Runway length includes a 250 metres (820 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 07.
There is distant mountainous terrain south of the airport.
The La Cieba NDB-DME (Ident: LCE) is located 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km) west of the airport. The Bonito VOR-DME (Ident: BTO) is located on the field.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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AeroCaribe de Honduras | Guanaja, Puerto Lempira |
Aerolineas Sosa | Roatan, San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, Útila |
Cayman Airways | Grand Cayman, Roatan |
CM Airlines | Tegucigalpa, Roatan, Útila |
Lanhsa | Guanaja, Puerto Lempira, Roatan, Tegucigalpa |
Cargo
Airlines | Destinations |
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DHL Aero Expreso | Seasonal: Miami |
References
- MHLC – GOLOSÓN Internacional Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Cocesna.org
- "Goloson Internacional Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- Airport information for Golosón International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- "La Ceiba NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Bonito VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
External links
- OpenStreetMap - La Ceiba
- Current weather for MHLC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for La Ceiba-Goloson International Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Google Maps - La Ceiba
- Memoria de Sostenibilidad 2014-2015 - InterAirports, S.A. (in Spanish)