León Airport (Nicaragua)

León Airport

Fanor Urroz Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorINAC
ServesLeón
Elevation AMSL328 ft / 100 m
Coordinates12°25′45″N 086°54′10″W / 12.42917°N 86.90278°W / 12.42917; -86.90278
Map
MNLN is located in Nicaragua
MNLN
MNLN
Location in Nicaragua
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 929 3,048 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] SkyVector[2] HERE Maps[3]

León Airport (Spanish: Pista Aérea Fanor Urroz) (ICAO: MNLN) is an airport serving León, the capital of the León Department of Nicaragua. The airport is on the southwest side of the city.

The Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) is located 46.1 nautical miles (85 km) east-southeast of the airport.[4]

History

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In December 1972, a few days after the Managua earthquake, the León Airport, also known as the Aeropuerto Godoy, was used for landing aircraft with supplies and aid for the earthquake victims.[5]

The airfield was attacked by the Sandinista guerrilla on April 27, 1979, during the final days of the insurrection against the Somoza regime.[6]

In the early 1980 the airstrip was used primarily by light aircraft for aerial fumigation. The airfield was renovated in 2010 by the Nicaraguan Civil Aeronautics Authority (INAC).[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airport information for León Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Leon Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Leon Airport". HERE Maps. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Managua VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ Historia de LaNica (Spanish)
  6. ^ Revolución popular Julio 1979 (Spanish)
  7. ^ Aeródromos de Occidente mejoran su seguridad aérea (Spanish)
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