Útila Airport is an airport serving
Útila,
Islas de la BahÃa,
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...
. It handles regional and international air traffic for the town of Útila. The airport is served by two airlines on a daily schedule,
as well as numerous private and charter flights.
Útila island is offshore from the city of
La Ceiba
La Ceiba () is a municipality, the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida (department), Atlántida, and a port city on the northern Caribbean coast in Honduras. It forms part of the southeastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With ...
. The airport is northeast of Útila town. Northeast approach and departure are over the water.
The Utila
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its Bearing (navigation), bearing to or from the beacon, while the D ...
(ident: UTI) is south of the runway. The Bonito
VOR-DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its Bearing (navigation), bearing to or from the beacon, while the D ...
(Ident: BTO) is located on the mainland south of the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Incidents and accidents
* On 10 May 2009, a BAe Jetstream 32 on an illegal flight ran out of fuel and crashed short of the runway, killing one of the three occupants.
* On 4 April 1990, an Isleña Airlines De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into water 175 feet short of the runway threshold. There were minor injuries among the twenty passengers and crew. The crew were reportedly blinded by sunlight during the approach.
*On 28 May 1980, a SAHSA Douglas C-47 suffered substantial damage after the extended gear hit a wall during approach, causing the aircraft to impact terrain.
See also
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Transport in Honduras
Transport in Honduras refers to transport in Honduras, a country in Central America.
Railways
; Total:
* Narrow gauge:
* gauge:
* gauge
Railway links with adjacent countries
North to south:
* El Salvador — none
* Guatemala — ...
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List of airports in Honduras
This is a list of airports in Honduras, sorted by location.
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References
External links
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OpenStreetMap - Útila
{{DEFAULTSORT:Utila Airport
Airports in Honduras