Puerto Cabezas Airport

































Puerto Cabezas Airport

  • IATA: PUZ

  • ICAO: MNPC

Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Republic of Nicaragua
Serves
Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
Elevation AMSL
 69 ft / 21 m
Coordinates
14°02′15″N 83°23′12″W / 14.03750°N 83.38667°W / 14.03750; -83.38667Coordinates: 14°02′15″N 83°23′12″W / 14.03750°N 83.38667°W / 14.03750; -83.38667
Map


PUZ is located in Nicaragua

PUZ

PUZ



Location in Nicaragua


Runways


















Direction
 Length
 Surface
m
 ft
09/27
 2,472
 8,110
 Asphalt

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

Puerto Cabezas Airport (IATA: PUZ, ICAO: MNPC) is an airport serving Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Also known as Bilwi Airport, it is located on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (RACCN), approximately an hour from Managua by aircraft. Operated by the state of Nicaragua, it mainly serves the city of Puerto Cabezas, located close to the northeast corner of the country.


It has an asphalted runway, 2,472 m × 51 m (8,110 ft × 167 ft). The Puerto Cabezas VOR-DME (Ident: PZA) is located on the field.[4]




Contents






  • 1 Improvement plans


  • 2 Transport links


  • 3 Airlines and destinations


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Improvement plans


There are plans to make the airport an international airport. The Airport Management Authority of Nicaragua has drawn up plans for improving the paved areas, taxiways, ramps and an air terminal.


The new air terminal has a total area of 477 m2 (5,130 sq ft) and a 2,400 square metres (0.6 acres) parking lot for 30 vehicles. The terminal facilities are modern and air-conditioned. Immigration and customs services are also provided, but must be coordinated by respective authorities.



Transport links


The airport is approximately one kilometre north of the city center, and there are taxis, buses, and other forms of transportation available.



Airlines and destinations


The terminal provides services for daily regular flights by airline Avianca Nicaragua as well as for charter flights (air taxis) to Managua and other airports on the Caribbean coast. The terminal operates during daytime only.











Airlines Destinations
Avianca Nicaragua Bluefields, Managua


See also




  • Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua portal


  • Aviacionavion.png Aviation portal

  • Transport in Nicaragua

  • List of airports in Nicaragua



References





  1. ^ Airport information for Puerto Cabezas at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.


  2. ^ "Puerto Cabezas Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 3 January 2019..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}


  3. ^ "Bilwi Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 January 2019.


  4. ^ "Puerto Cabezas VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 January 2019.




External links



  • OpenStreetMap - Bilwi


  • Airport information for Puerto Cabezas Airport at Great Circle Mapper.


  • Accident history for PUZ at Aviation Safety Network











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