Los Brasiles Airport

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.

Los Brasiles Airport

Carlos Ulloa Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorINAC
ServesLos Brasiles, Managua
Elevation AMSL262 ft / 80 m
Coordinates12°11′24″N 086°21′14″W
Map
MNBR is located in Nicaragua
MNBR
MNBR
Location in Nicaragua
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 915 3,002 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2] SkyVector[3]

The Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) is located 11.8 nautical miles (22 km) east-southeast of the airport.[4]

History

In 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

References
  1. Airport information for Los Brasiles Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. "Los Brasiles Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. "Los Brasiles Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Managua VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. Aeródromos de Occidente mejoran su seguridad aérea (Spanish)



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