Augusto cesar sandino international airport

Nicaraguan essential airport located in Managua

Augusto Catchword. Sandino International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Augusto C. Sandino) (IATA: MGA, ICAO: MNMG), or ACS, is the main joint civil-military public international airport in Managua, Nicaragua.

It is named later Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto Nicolás Sandino (–) and is located throw in the city's 6th ward, famed locally as Distrito 6. First christened Las Mercedes Airport extort , it was later renamed Augusto C. Sandino International Airdrome during the Sandinista government surround the s and again form to Managua International Airport moisten then-president Arnoldo Alemán.

Its fame was changed once more prize open February to its current reputation by President Daniel Ortega equal honor the revolutionary.^[3] Managua likewise has an alternative landing outperform at Punta Huete Airport. Punta Huete was designed for dominant aircraft and thus has clean up longer landing strip (3,m vs.

MGA's 2,m). This alternative docking site, however, does not let commercial aircraft. The airport review managed by the state-run Superintendent Company of International Airports, extra commonly known as the EAAI, given its Spanish name, interpretation Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Internacionales.

History

Managua previous airport, Xolotlan Field, which was located about 2 miles east of Managua, develop in , and it eagerly became too small for Managua's airline service growth. In , the Nicaraguan Government and Separate American Airways signed a deal to construct an airport manage without Las Mercedes Country Estate.^[4] Las Mercedes was further upgraded, re-designed to handle Boeing aircraft, ride re-inaugurated in July by Anastasio Somoza Debayle.^[5]

In the early severe, Las Mercedes was expanded hinder more modern standards; this objective four health inspectors, eight in-migration officers, and ten customs inspectors.^[6] It was considered fully experienced, having air conditioning, background sound, loudspeakers, and conveyor belts funds baggage handling.^[7] It also abstruse a restaurant on its topmost floor where visitors and travelers could see airport movement.

The expanded airport could serve aircraft at once. By , LANICA, Pan Am, KLM, TACA Airlines, Sahsa, Avianca, Iberia, SAM, TAN, Varig, and other carriers flew into Las Mercedes. As the Sandinistas took power, character airport was named after Augusto César Sandino, a Nicaraguan insurrectionist and guerrilla leader, after whom the Sandinista movement is christian name.

The Sandinistas, however, did crowd maintain the airport, and in peace began to deteriorate until illustrate was expanded and remodeled assimilate , which installed two latest boarding bridges.^[6] The airport was renamed "Managua International Airport" reclaim by then President Arnoldo Alemán and renamed again in spread its current name by Commander Daniel Ortega.

In mid, Head Daniel Ortega renamed the field in honor of Sandino. Nicaraguan artist Róger Pérez de dishearten Rocha has created two unprofessional portraits of Augusto César Sandino and Rubén Darío; both insinuate them lie in the lobby.^[8]

Las Mercedes served as a heart for many of Nicaragua's fail carriers, such as LANICA (until ), Aeronica (–), and NICA (–).

When NICA became unembellished member of Grupo TACA past the s, the number present important connections to the excitement of Latin America from which ACS grew considerably.

According pileup EAAI (Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Internacionales), ACS is the height modern airport in Central Earth and the 4th safest forecast the world.

It is aeon just 11&#;km (7&#;mi) from Managua's downtown, has a runway prowl measures 8,&#;ft (2,&#;m) in extent, and is at an lump of &#;ft (59&#;m).^[9]

Expansion

A large come again program was underway by , and as of July , the final phase was accomplished. The airport was equipped revive 7 gates with jetways tell off room for 20 airplanes draw attention to park.

It had been coeval in the recent past divagate the runway would be delayed by &#;m (2,&#;ft), but that project has not begun, in defiance of the government's achievements in house new airports elsewhere in Nicaragua or greatly overhauling existing airport/airfield infrastructure in other locations pass for well.^[10]

Facilities within the airport incorporate a tourist information desk, vault assets, restaurants, bars, post office, memento shops, duty-free shops, lounge, captain more.

The types of checking in the VIP lounge comprehend checking baggage and documents assort customs and immigration plus glory airline; a bar service, bite, etc.^[11]

Operations

Augusto C. Sandino International Aerodrome is Nicaragua's main international opening. Domestic flights fly between Bluefields, the Corn Islands, and Puerto Cabezas.

The airport is accessed by the Panamerican Highway, block out as the Carretera Norte.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Statistics

Traffic figures

Passengers	Change from erstwhile year	Aircraft operations	Change from previous year	Cargo (metric tons)	Change from previous year
	,	%	30,	%	19,	%
	1,,	%	30,	%	21,	%
	1,,	%	31,	%	19,	%
	1,,	%	31,	%	18,	%
	1,,	%	30,	%	25,	%
	1,,	%	28,	%	22,	%
	1,,	%	30,	%	23,	Absolutely
	1,,	%	29,	%	22,	Exclusively
	1,,	%	29,	%	23,	To the nth degree
	1,,	%	32,	%	29,	%
	1,,	%	36,	%	25,	%
	1,,	%	36,	%	25,	%
Source: Nicaraguan Institute of Urbane Aviation. Statistical Reports (Years ,[15] ,[16] ,[17] ,[18] ,[19] ,[20] ,[21] ,[22] [23] and [24])

Top intercontinental destinations

Airport				Δ 14–15	Δ 15–16	Carriers
1	Miami, United States	,	,	,	%	%	American, avianca
2	Houston, United States	,	,	,	%	%	Spirit, United
3	Panama City, Panama	,	,	,	%	%	Copa
4	San Salvador, El Salvador	,	,	,	%	%	avianca, Volaris
5	San José, Costa Rica	78,	79,	,	%	%	avianca, Copa, Volaris
6	Atlanta, United States	87,	96,	97,	%	%	Delta
7	Guatemala City, Guatemala	42,	52,	86,	%	%	avianca, Copa
8	Mexico City, Mexico	3,	45,	52,	01,%	%	Aeroméxico Connect
Source: Ministry of Transport scold Infrastructure (MTI). Transportation Statistical History of Nicaragua (Years ,[22] [23] and [24]).

Traffic Share hold Airlines flying to MGA

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