Los Brasiles Airport (Spanish: Pista Aérea Carlos Ulloa) (ICAO: MNBR) is an airport serving Mateare, a municipality of the Managua Department of Nicaragua. The airport is 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of the Lake Managua shoreline and 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of the Apoyeque volcano.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | INAC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Los Brasiles, Managua | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 262 ft / 80 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°11′24″N 086°21′14″W / 12.19000°N 86.35389°W | ||||||||||
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  MNBR Location in Nicaragua | |||||||||||
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The Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) is located 11.8 nautical miles (22 km) east-southeast of the airport.[4]
History
editIn the early 1980s, the airstrip was used primarily by light aircraft for aerial fumigation. The Los Brasiles Airport was renovated in 2010 by the Nicaraguan Civil Aeronautics Authority (INAC).
The Aviation Technical Training Institute (INTECA) was located for several years at Los Brasiles Airport.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Airport information for Los Brasiles Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Los Brasiles Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Los Brasiles Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Managua VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Aeródromos de Occidente mejoran su seguridad aérea (Spanish)
External links
edit- OpenStreetMap - Los Brasiles Airport
- OurAirports - Los Brasiles Airport
- Accident history for MNBR at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for Managua Airport at NOAA/NWS
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