Corn Island International Airport is a civil-military public
International Airport
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports and they must feature longer ...
that serves
Great Corn Island on the
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
The South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region is one of two autonomous regions in Nicaragua. It covers an area of and has a population of 420,935 (2021 estimate). The capital is Bluefields. Bordering the Caribbean Sea, it contains part of the reg ...
of
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...
and located in the Island's Downtown area known locally as ''Brig Bay,'' The airport is managed by the state-run
Administrative Company of International Airports
The Administrative Company of International Airports (ACIA), more commonly known as the ''Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Internacionales'' (EAAI) in Spanish, is the governmental agency responsible for the operation and development of civil ...
, more commonly known as the ''EAAI'' given its Spanish name, the ''Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Internacionales.''
The Bluefields
NDB (ident: CIS) is located at the airport.
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The runway at the airport is 6,234 ft long, and it is located at an elevation of 18 feet.
Expansion
An expansion programme was underway by 2011 and by 2013 it was completed with the Expansion of the runway from 4,750 feet to 6,234 feet and then the old runway was refurbished,Lights were going to be added to the runway but as of 2023 there still has been no further information about it.
The Terminal was also Refurbished as Modernized with new infraestructure upgrades, x-ray machines, two immigration offices, two cafeterias, new parking lot.
The runway was extended so that medium sized jet aircraft can land there such as Embraer E, Gulfstream G and Bombardier Challenger The Challenger is a family of mid-sized business jets produced by Canadair, and later by Bombardier Aerospace.
Aircraft include:
* Bombardier Challenger 600 series, the original family of business jets, with the CL-600, CL-601, CL-604, and CL-605
...
Airlines and destinations
See also
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* List of airports in Nicaragua
This is a list of airports in Nicaragua, sorted by location.
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List
See also
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* Transport in Nicaragua
* List of airports by ICAO code: M#MN - Nicaragua
* Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America ...
* Transport in Nicaragua Transport in Nicaragua revolves around road, air and water transport modalities.
Road transport
The road infrastructure is very well spread across the Pacific side, while the Atlantic side has less infrastructure. As of 2009, from a total of 19,13 ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Corn Island
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Airports in Nicaragua
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
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