Puerto Cabezas Airport is an airport serving
Puerto Cabezas
Puerto Cabezas (; also known as Bragman's Bluff in English language, English, or Bilwi in Miskito language, Miskito) is a municipality and city in Nicaragua. It is the capital of Miskito people, Miskito nation in the North Caribbean Coast Autonom ...
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North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
The North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It was created along with the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region by the Autonomy Statute of 7 September 1987 through a division of the former Zela ...
. It is located approximately one hour from
Managua
Managua () is the capital city, capital and largest city of Nicaragua, and one of the List of largest cities in Central America, largest cities in Central America. Located on the shores of Lake Managua, the city had an estimated population of 1, ...
by
aircraft
An aircraft ( aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to flight, fly by gaining support from the Atmosphere of Earth, air. It counters the force of gravity by using either Buoyancy, static lift or the Lift (force), dynamic lift of an airfoil, or, i ...
. Operated by the state of
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...
, it mainly serves the city of Puerto Cabezas and Bluefields located close to the northeast corner of the country.
Improvement plans
There are plans to make the airport an
international airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have faciliti ...
. 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 and a 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 the respective authorities.
Transport links
The airport is approximately one kilometre north of the city center, and there are
taxis
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,
bus
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es, and other forms of transportation available.
Airlines and destinations
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Transport in Nicaragua
Transport in Nicaragua revolves around road, air and water transport modalities.
Road transport
The road infrastructure is very well spread across the Pacific side, while the Atlantic side has less infrastructure. As of 2009, from a total of 19, ...
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List of airports in Nicaragua
This is a list of airports in Nicaragua, sorted by location.
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List
Airport names indicated in bold indicate that the facility has commercial service on scheduled airlines.
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References
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Airports in Nicaragua
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
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