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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.

Bluefields International Airport
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
Map
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]

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]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
La Costeña	Great Corn Island, Managua, Bilwi

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 of La Costeña Airlines struck a tire when attempting takeoff from Bluefields Airport. No-one was hurt.[6]

See also

•  Nicaragua portal
•  Aviation portal
• List of airports in Nicaragua
• Transport in Nicaragua

References

External links

• OpenStreetMaps - Bluefields
• SkyVector - Bluefields Airport
• EAAI Profile
• Accident history for BEF at Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

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- [en] Bluefields Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Bluefields

El Aeropuerto de Bluefields es un aeropuerto localizado en la ciudad de Bluefields, en la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur, Nicaragua. Recientemente se abrió una nueva terminal. Actualmente está en proceso de certificación para su operación. Fue construido mediante un préstamo FAB con el Reino de España. El aeropuerto cuenta con los servicios de sala de espera para abordaje, revisión de equipaje por equipos de rayos X, Migración, Aduana, apartadero para 4 aeronaves, gota de giro para pernoctas, estacionamiento para 15 vehículos, atención al cliente por parte de las aerolíneas, venta de boletos, envío de encomiendas, reservas. El aeropuerto está aproximadamente a 2 km del centro de la ciudad.

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