Islas del Cisne Airport

Islas del Cisne Airport (ICAO: MHIC) is an airport serving the Swan Islands (Islas del Cisne), Honduras. It is located on Great Swan Island, in the Caribbean Sea, 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of the Honduran coast.

Islas del Cisne Airport

Swan Islands
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesIslas del Cisne, Honduras
Elevation AMSL37 ft / 11 m
Coordinates17°24′25″N 83°56′00″W
Map
Islas del Cisne Airport
Location of the airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,880 6,168 Gravel
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]
Note: The location of the Swan Islands is beyond the coverage of the Honduras map.

Approach and departure are over the water. The Islas del Cisne non-directional beacon (ident: SWA) is just off the western end of the runway. The Roatan VOR-DME (Ident: ROA) is located 162.5 nautical miles (301 km) west-southwest of the airport.[4][3] A small Honduran naval garrison maintains the facility.[5]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Islas del Cisne Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. Google Maps - Islas del Cisne
  3. "Isla del Cisne Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. "Roatan VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. Zuchora-Walske, Christine (1 August 2009). Honduras in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-57505-960-0.


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