Bluefields Airport
| Bluefields Airport | |||
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| IATA: BEF – ICAO: MNBL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | EAAI | ||
| Serves | Bluefields | ||
| Location | Bluefields | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 41 ft / 12 m | ||
| Coordinates | 11°59′27″N 083°46′27″W / 11.99083°N 83.77417°WCoordinates: 11°59′27″N 083°46′27″W / 11.99083°N 83.77417°W | ||
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 MNBL
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 05/23 | 2,019 | 6,624 | asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1] | |||
Bluefields Internacinal Airport (IATA: BEF, ICAO: MNBL) is an airport that serves Bluefields, Nicaragua. It is the busiest airport in the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. A new terminal was opened recently and extension of the runway is planned. Currently, the airport serves only domestic and small internacional destinations, but plans are to make it international in the future. The terminal has many modern-day amenities and safety features. The airport is approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city center, and there are taxis, buses and other forms of transportation available.[2]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
- La Costeña: Corn Island ,Managua, Puerto Cabezas
[edit] Accidents and incidents
On 10 May 1982, two hijackers demanded a Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando of Aeronica to leave its Bluefields-Corn Island route and land in Costa Rica instead. The pilots obeyed and landed at Limón Internacinal Airport in Costa rica, where the perpetrators surrendered.
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for MNBL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ http://www.eaai.com.ni/english/aero/blue.shtml
[edit] External links
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