Guanaja Airport

Summary

Guanaja Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Guanaja) (IATA: GJA, ICAO: MHNJ) is an airport serving Guanaja, an island of the Bay Islands Department in Honduras.

Guanaja Airport

Aeropuerto de Guanaja
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationGuanaja, Honduras
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates16°26′43″N 85°54′24″W / 16.44528°N 85.90667°W / 16.44528; -85.90667
Map
MHNJ is located in Honduras
MHNJ
MHNJ
Location in Honduras
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,220 4,003 Asphalt
Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] SkyVector[3]

Guanaja is one of the Bay Islands (Islas de la Bahía) located in the Caribbean, approximately 70 km (38 nmi; 43 mi) off the north coast of Honduras and 12 km (6.5 nmi; 7.5 mi) from the island of Roatan.

Facilities edit

The airport resides at an elevation of 49 ft (15 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,220 m × 18 m (4,003 ft × 59 ft).[1]

The Roatan VOR-DME (Ident: ROA) is located 36.3 nautical miles (67.2 km) west-southwest of the airport. The Punta Castilla non-directional beacon (Ident: CTL) is located 26.6 nautical miles (49.3 km) south of Guanaja.[4][5]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Aviac La Ceiba
CM Airlines La Ceiba, Roatán
Lanhsa La Ceiba

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Airport information for MHNJ[usurped]
  2. ^ Airport information for Guanaja Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "Guanaja Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Punta Castilla NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Roatan VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

External links edit

  • OpenStreetMap - Guanaja
  • OurAirports - Guanaja Airport
  • Accident history for Guanaja Airport at Aviation Safety Network
  • Google Maps - Guanaja