Airport Caves

Location: 
Utila, South East
Highlights: 
Shallow Caves and swim throughs

DIVE BRIEF: Airport Caves was named for its proximity to the island’s old airport and its caves and sand channels. The reef’s wall starts at 15ft and descends to 40 ft where the sandy bottom gradually goes down to more than 120 ft. In both directions there are sand channels that lead you to the entrance of different caves. Going West at 15ft, a diver will discover one of the site’s interesting points, a U- shaped sand channel that takes you to the entrance and exit of the site’s biggest tunnel. If your dive is at the right time of the day, inside the cavern you can see rays of sunlight penetrating the surface which underwater photographers should not miss! This is also a great site to dive at night when the octopus is out hunting (or maybe bar hopping!)

Normal Visibility: 
20metres
Currents: 
Caribbean Light
Site Depth: 
0metres
30metres
Divesite Difficulty : 
Easy (Open Water)
Time to Site : 
15minutes
Common Marine Life Sightings: 
Scorpion Fish, Yellow Stingrays, Glassy Sweeper, Shy Hamlet, Longlure Frogfish, Queen Angelfish, Northern Stargazers, Green Morays, Rock Beauty, Measled Cowries
Dive 25 Hotspot Watch: 
Channel Clinging Crab, Sea Walnut, Caribbean Spiny Lobster
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