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, 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 |
webm@eaai.com.ni |
| Website (URL) |
www.eaai.com.ni |
|
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 |
| Firefighters (ARFF) |
Category VII, H24 |
| Immigration |
H24 |
| Customs |
H24 |
| Weather station |
H24 |
| Ground Handling |
YES |
| Catering Service |
YES |
|
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
|
| 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 |
|
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 |
|
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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