AviatDataRigoberto Cabezas Airport PUZ / MNPC
Puerto Cabezas (Bilwi), Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte · Nicaragua · EAAI — Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Nacionales e Internacionales (Government of Nicaragua)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATAMNPC / PUZ
OperatorEAAI — Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Nacionales e Internacionales (Government of Nicaragua)
Coordinates14.0472°N, 83.3867°W
Elevation69 ft · 21 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceMNPC — AIP Nicaragua / INAC
Operating hoursDaylight/VFR operations only, no confirmed night operations or staffed ATC tower; effectively opens around La Costeña's daily morning/midday schedule to and from Managua. No ILS.
TerminalsSingle small single-story terminal (~477 sq m / 5,130 sq ft), air-conditioned, 4 check-in counters, X-ray/metal-detector screening, small cafeteria and cargo area; 30-space (2,400 sq m) parking lot. Modernized in recent years but remains a minimal regional facility with no jet bridges.
Runways (1)
- 09/27 · 2,478 m / 8,130 ft · 51 m wide · Asphalt
Small domestic regional airport serving the remote Caribbean-coast city of Bilwi (Puerto Cabezas), RACCN; sole scheduled carrier is La Costeña, flying Cessna Grand Caravans daily to Managua with onward connections along the Atlantic Coast (Bluefields, Corn Island). Despite EAAI's stated plans to upgrade it to international status and occasional 'International' branding in third-party listings, it remains domestic-only today — customs/immigration must be coordinated ad hoc with the respective authorities rather than through a standing post, and there is no confirmed on-field fuel supply; infrastructure is minimal (daylight-only ops, no confirmed ATC tower, no ILS).
Services
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On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
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La Costeña
La Costeña (Aerotaxis La Costeña S.A.) is the only airline with scheduled service at Puerto Cabezas/Bilwi Airport (MNPC/PUZ), confirmed by Nicaragua's airport authority EAAI, running daily flights to Managua and other Atlantic Coast points plus air-taxi charters; a former second carrier, Atlantic Airlines, has discontinued operations here. No independent ground handling company, FBO, or fuel supplier is named for this station in any airport-directory source found, and independent sources describe baggage handling as the only ground service reported at the field, which also has no fuel available. This indicates La Costeña self-handles its own turnarounds at this remote, minimal-infrastructure station, though no source states this in so many words.
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Aircraft fuel
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De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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