| Erandique Airport Gualguire Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Erandique, Honduras | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,199 ft / 1,280 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°14′10″N88°26′15″W / 14.23611°N 88.43750°W Coordinates: 14°14′10″N88°26′15″W / 14.23611°N 88.43750°W | ||||||||||
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  EDQ Location of the airport in Honduras | |||||||||||
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Erandique Airport( IATA : EDQ, ICAO : MHGU) is an airstrip serving the town of Erandique in Lempira Department, Honduras.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
Erandique is a municipality in the Lempira Department of Honduras.
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The runway is off the V-787 road, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of town. It has a downslope to the south. There is distant rising terrain west through northeast.
The Soto Cano VORTAC (Ident: ESC) is located 48.3 nautical miles (89.5 km) east-northeast of Erandique Airport. The Ilopango VOR-DME (Ident: YSV) is located 51.1 nautical miles (94.6 km) southwest of the airstrip. [4] [5]
A VORTAC is a radio-based navigational aid for aircraft pilots consisting of a co-located VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) beacon and a tactical air navigation system (TACAN) beacon. Both types of beacons provide pilots azimuth information, but the VOR system is generally used by civil aircraft and the TACAN system by military aircraft. However, the TACAN distance measuring equipment is also used for civil purposes because civil DME equipment is built to match the military DME specifications. Most VOR installations in the United States are VORTACs. The system was designed and developed by the Cardion Corporation.
