AirportsPuerto Cabezas Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Puerto Cabezas, in North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PUZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PUZ
- ICAO code
- MNPC
- City
- Puerto Cabezas
- State or region
- North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 14.0472° N, 83.3867° W
- Elevation
- 16 m (52 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,478 m (8,130 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PUZ means Puerto Cabezas Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MNPC. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 14.0472° N, 83.3867° W. It stands 16 metres (52 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Managua, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Puerto Cabezas Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,478 metres (8,130 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,478 m 8,130 ft | 51 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Lempira AirportPuerto Lempira, Honduras | PEU | 142 km |
| Corn Island AirportCorn Island | RNI | 211 km |
| El Embrujo AirportProvidencia, Colombia | PVA | 232 km |
| Bluefields AirportBluefields | BEF | 232 km |
| Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International AirportSan Andrés, Colombia | ADZ | 244 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,834 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,505 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,765 km | 17 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,304 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,101 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,157 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,120 km | 22 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,871 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,124 km | 17 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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