Emerald Coast Airport

Aeropuerto de Costa Esmeralda
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorInstituto Nicaragüense de Aeronáutica Civil, Grupo Pellas
ServesTola
Elevation AMSL75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates11°25′40″N 86°02′00″W / 11.42778°N 86.03333°W / 11.42778; -86.03333
Websitewww.mukulresort.com/costa-esmeralda-airport.html
Map
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Location of the airport in Nicaragua
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,525 5,003 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

Emerald Coast Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Costa Esmeralda) (IATA: ECI, ICAO: MNCE) is an international airport 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Tola, a town in the Rivas Department of Nicaragua. The airport was opened on November 15, 2015, at a cost of almost US$13 million.[4]

The airport is in the countryside 3 kilometres (2 mi) inland from the Pacific coast. There are large hills just north and east of the airport. The runway is aligned with the valley between them. Now the airport operates commercial flights from Costa Rica and Managua but they also get an important number of charters and private flights from all around the world. It is the second busiest airport in Nicaragua

This airport has a Control Tower, Rescue Services, Customs, Shops, Rental Cars, etc. The airport is covered by the Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) and (non-directional beacon) (Ident: YNP) both are located 43.2 nautical miles (80 km) north of the airport.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for Costa Esmeralda Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Costa Esmeralda Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Costa Esmeralda Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ↑ La Prensa - Costa Esmeralda airport opens its doors
  5. ↑ "Managua VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Managua NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 January 2019.



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