Bluefields Airport
| Bluefields International Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: BEF – ICAO: MNBL | |||||||||||
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| 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 Location in Nicaragua | |||||||||||
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Bluefields International 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 international destinations, but plans are to make it international in the future. The airport is approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) from the city center, and there are taxis and buses available there.[2]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| La Costeña | Corn Island, Managua, Puerto Cabezas |
| Nature Air | Charter: San José-Bolaños |
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 International Airport in Costa Rica, where the perpetrators surrendered.
- On December 19 2007 a Short 360 Tremendous shock took the passengers and crew of an La Costeña airline when it "struck" a tire when attempting takeoff from Bluefields Airport. No-one was hurt.
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[]
