AirportsCorn Island Airport is a small airport serving Corn Island, in South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is RNI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- RNI
- ICAO code
- MNCI
- City
- Corn Island
- State or region
- South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 12.1748° N, 83.0594° W
- Elevation
- 0 m (1 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,900 m (6,234 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, RNI means Corn Island Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MNCI. 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 12.1748° N, 83.0594° W. It stands 0 metres (1 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Bluefields, about 79 km away in a straight line.
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
Corn Island Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,900 metres (6,234 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,900 m 6,234 ft | not listed | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bluefields AirportBluefields | BEF | 80 km |
| Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International AirportSan Andrés, Colombia | ADZ | 153 km |
| Puerto Cabezas AirportPuerto Cabezas | PUZ | 211 km |
| El Embrujo AirportProvidencia, Colombia | PVA | 227 km |
| Limón International AirportLimón, Costa Rica | LIO | 247 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,009 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,651 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,883 km | 17 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,441 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,293 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,316 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,321 km | 22 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,056 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,041 km | 17 h 25 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.