AirportsGolosón International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving La Ceiba, in Atlántida Department, Honduras. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LCE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LCE
- ICAO code
- MHLC
- City
- La Ceiba
- State or region
- Atlántida Department
- Country
- Honduras
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 15.7425° N, 86.8530° W
- Elevation
- 12 m (39 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,010 m (9,875 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LCE means Golosón International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MHLC. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 15.7425° N, 86.8530° W. It stands 12 metres (39 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Tegucigalpa, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Golosón International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,010 metres (9,875 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Honduras on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,010 m 9,875 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Utila AirportUtila Island | UII | 41 km |
| Juan Manuel Gálvez International AirportCoxen Hole | RTB | 73 km |
| Ramón Villeda Morales International AirportSan Pedro Sula | SAP | 119 km |
| La Laguna AirportGuanaja | GJA | 128 km |
| Palmerola International AirportPalmerola | XPL | 172 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,796 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,552 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,890 km | 17 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,398 km | 10 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,042 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,748 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,772 km | 21 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,490 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,905 km | 17 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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