Chinandega Airport
Appearance
Chinandega Airport Pista Aérea Germán Pomares Ordoñez | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Instituto Nicaragüense de Aeronáutica Civil (INAC) | ||||||||||
Location | Chinandega | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 246 ft / 75 m | ||||||||||
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Chinandega Airport (Spanish: Pista Aérea Germán Pomares Ordoñez) (ICAO: MNCH) is an airfield located in Chinandega, Nicaragua.[2]
History
In the early 1980s, the airstrip was used primarily by light aircraft for aerial fumigation. The Chinandega Airport, also known as the El Picacho Airport, was renovated in 2010 by the Nicaraguan Civil Aeronautics Authority (INAC).[3][4]