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AUGUSTO C. SANDINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Located 11 kilometers east of downtown Managua, the Augusto C.
Sandino International Airport is liked to the capital city by
Carretera Norte, a six-lane highway. It is Nicaragua's main international
airport, servicing an average of 100 daily flights to the United
States, Central America, Mexico and Panama, with connections and
domestic flights to Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast. The airlines operating
out of this airport are: Grupo Taca, American Airlines, Continental
Airlines, Delta Airlines, Copa Airlines, Aerocaribbean, Atlantic
Airlines, La Costeña, as well as the cargo airlines: Arrow
Air, UPS, Copa Cargo and Taca Cargo.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Important Warning: This information is only for reference and may not be accurate
or up-to-date. Therefore, should not be used for navigation
purposes, flight plans or during a flight. Always consult
the official publications for more accurate and recent information.
| Name |
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport |
| IATA Code |
MGA |
| OACI Code |
MNMG |
| Airport
Use |
Mixed
(Civil/Military) |
| Alternate
Airports |
SAL,
SJO, SAP |
| Airport
reference point |
12
08 26 N, 086 10 16 W |
| Reference
temperature |
35.6
°C |
| Elevation |
59
m AMSL |
| Weather |
Warm,
six-month rainy season, six-month dry season. |
| Airport
Management Authority |
Empresa
Administradora de Aeropuertos Internacionales (EAAI) |
| Address |
P.O
Box 5179, Km. 11 Carretera Norte, Managua, Nicaragua |
| Telephones |
PBX:
+(505) 233-1624 to 28, Fax: + (505) 263-1072 (Management) |
| E-mail |
webmaster@eaai.com.ni |
| Website
(URL) |
www.eaai.com.ni |
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AIRPORT FACILITIES:
| Number
of runways |
1 |
| Direction |
09
/ 27 |
| Length |
2,442
m |
| Surface |
45
m |
| Runway
surface |
Asphalt.
In good condition |
| Resistance |
PCN
52/F/B/X/U |
| Number
of ramps |
3
(international, cargo and domestic flights) |
| International
ramp |
10
positions, 4 boarding bridges |
| Loading
apron |
2
positions, B757 ACFT |
| Control
tower |
H24 |
| Control
room |
H24,
Approach (APP) |
| Operating
hours |
H24 |
| Fuel |
Jet
A-1, Avgas 100/130 |
Fuel
suppliers
(Fuel/Services) |
Texaco,
Esso, Taxanic |
| Firefighters
(ARFF) |
Category
VII, H24 |
| Immigration |
H24 |
| Customs |
H24 |
| Weather
station |
H24 |
| Ground
Handling |
YES |
| Catering
Service |
YES Hotel
Camino Real |
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VISUAL NAVIGATION AIDS:
| Runway
lights |
HIRL
(high desity) |
| Approach
lights |
NO |
| REIL |
NO |
| Approach
by instruments |
ILS-DME,
VOR-DME, NDB |
| Airfield
beacon |
Green/White,
High desity |
| Wind
cones |
YES,
key station 09/27 |
|
RVR Equipment |
NO |
| Secondary
radar |
YES
(See Projects) |
| Primary
radar |
NO |
| VASI |
YES,
key station 09, three bars |
| PAPI |
NO |
| Secondary
power source |
YES,
electric generator |
| Emergency
runway lights |
YES,
portable lights of battery |
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RADIO NAVIGATION AIDS:
| VOR-DME
(MGA) |
112.1Mhz,
CH 58X, H24 |
| VOR-DME
(PZA) |
112.9
Mhz, CH 76X, H24 |
| VOR-DME
(BEF) |
116.7
Mhz, CH 114X, H24 |
| NDB
(YNP) |
290
Khz |
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ATS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS:
| Control
Tower(MGA TWR) |
118.1
Mhz, H24 |
| Approach
(MGA APP) |
119.4
Mhz, H24 |
| Land
(GND) |
121.9
Mhz, H24 |
| Emergency
(EMERG) |
121.5
Mhz, H24 |
| RDO
(MGA RDO) |
126.9
Mhz, H24 |
| Meteorology
(MET) |
132.1
Mhz, H24 |
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Last update:December 15, 2005
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