MHCU
Cauquira Airport
MVFR
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Name
Cauquira Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
MHCU / CDD / MHCU
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
4:41 am (CST)
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Municipality
Cauquira
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Coordinates
15° 19′ 0″ N 83° 35′ 30″ E
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Elevation
69 ft (21 m MSL)
About Cauquira Airport
Cauquira Airport (IATA: CDD, ICAO: MHCU) is an airstrip serving Cauquira, a village in Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras. The airstrip and village are on a wooded barrier spit protecting the Cauquira and Caratasca Lagoons. The airstrip is 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) inland from the Caribbean shore.
The Puerto Lempira non-directional beacon (Ident: PLP) is located 11.4 nautical miles (21.1 km) west-southwest of the airstrip.