Golosón International Airport is an airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located on the western side of the city of La Ceiba

La Ceiba

La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras...

, in the Atlántida Department on the north coast of Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

. It is also known as La Ceiba Airport (Aeropuerto de La Ceiba) and Hector C. Moncada Air Base (Base Aérea Hector C. Moncada).

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 12 m (39.4 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 designated 07/25 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 2950 by 45 m (9,678.5 by 147.6 ).

Airlines and destinations