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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cauquira, Honduras | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°19′15″N 83°36′15″W / 15.32083°N 83.60417°W | ||||||||||
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  CDD Location of the airport in Honduras | |||||||||||
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The Puerto Lempira non-directional beacon (Ident: PLP) is located 11.4 nautical miles (21.1 km) west-southwest of the airstrip.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport information for Cauquira Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Cauquira
- ^ "Cauquira Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ "Puerto Lempira NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
External links
edit- FalllingRain - Cauquira Airport
- HERE Maps - Cauquira
- OpenStreetMap - Cauquira
- OurAirports - Cauquira Airport
- Accident history for CDD at Aviation Safety Network
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