Montelimar Airport

Montelimar Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Montelimar) (ICAO: MNMR) is an airport serving the municipality of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua.

Montelimar Airport

Aeropuerto Montelimar
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorINAC
Grupo Barceló (es)
ServesMontelimar, Nicaragua
Elevation AMSL94 ft / 29 m
Coordinates11°48′20″N 86°30′40″W
Map
MNMR
Location in Nicaragua
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,036 6,680 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The airport is on the Pacific coast. Southwest approach and departure are over the water. The runway length includes displaced thresholds on both ends. Marked runway length is 1,465 metres (4,806 ft).

The Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) is located 28.8 nautical miles (53 km) east-southeast of the airport.[4]

History

The airfield is next to the Barceló Montelimar Hotel and Resort. The current location of the hotel is the old Somoza Estate, confiscated by the government in 1979 and sold to the Spanish hotel chain Grupo Barceló(es) in 1993 for US$3 million.

In 2012, the government of Nicaragua and representatives of Grupo Barceló announced a joint venture to build an international airport at the Hotel Barceló Montelimar. The new airport will be 75 percent owned by the government and 25 percent owned by Grupo Barceló.[5]

Airlines and destinations

The airport currently services only charter flights by airline Avianca Nicaragua to Managua. The terminal operates during daytime only.

AirlinesDestinations
Avianca Nicaragua Charter: Managua

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Montelimar Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Montelimar Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. "Montelimar Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. "Managua VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. "Airport deal settles old property row". Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-08-29.


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