Bluefields Airport


































Bluefields International Airport
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  • IATA: BEF

  • ICAO: MNBL

Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator EAAI
Serves
Bluefields, Nicaragua
Elevation AMSL
41 ft / 12 m
Coordinates
11°59′27″N 83°46′27″W / 11.99083°N 83.77417°W / 11.99083; -83.77417Coordinates: 11°59′27″N 83°46′27″W / 11.99083°N 83.77417°W / 11.99083; -83.77417
Map


BEF is located in Nicaragua

BEF

BEF



Location in Nicaragua


Runways


















Direction
Length
Surface
m
ft
05/23
2,019
6,624
Asphalt

Source: WAD[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Bluefields International Airport (IATA: BEF, ICAO: MNBL) is an airport serving Bluefields, a harbor city in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of 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. Taxicab and bus service are available.[4]


The airport is just south of the city on the Bluefields Bay shore. North approach and departure are over the water. The runway length includes a 175 metres (574 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 23.


The Bluefields VOR/DME (ident: BLU) is located on the airfield.[5]




Contents






  • 1 Airlines and destinations


  • 2 Accidents and incidents


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Airlines and destinations















Airlines Destinations
Avianca Nicaragua Corn Island, Managua, Puerto Cabezas
Nature Air
Charter: San José-Bolaños[citation needed]


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 July 20, 1999, a Cessna Grand Caravan operating as La Costeña flight 046 from Managua to Bluefields crashed into a remote hillside 50 km west of Bluefields when it descended prematurely, killing all 16 on board.

  • On December 19, 2007 a Short 360 Tremendous shock took the passengers and crew of a La Costeña airline when it "struck" a tire when attempting takeoff from Bluefields Airport. No-one was hurt.[6]



See also




  • Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua portal


  • Aviacionavion.png Aviation portal

  • List of airports in Nicaragua

  • Transport in Nicaragua



References





  1. ^ Airport information for MNBL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.


  2. ^ Airport information for Bluefields Airport at Great Circle Mapper.


  3. ^ Google Maps - Bluefields


  4. ^ "Bluefields terminal information". Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2007..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ "Bluefields VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


  6. ^ "Accident description - ASN". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 May 2015.




External links



  • OpenStreetMaps - Bluefields

  • SkyVector - Bluefields Airport

  • EAAI Profile


  • Accident history for BEF at Aviation Safety Network











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