# Bluefields Airport (BEF)

> Bluefields, NI · IATA: BEF · ICAO: MNBL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BEF` |
| ICAO | `MNBL` |
| City | Bluefields |
| Country | NI |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 6 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 11.99100, -83.77410 |

## Description

La Costeña is the airline that keeps Bluefields (IATA: BEF, ICAO: MNBL) running: Nicaragua's domestic carrier bases part of its fleet here and flies ATR 42s daily to Managua (MGA) and out to Corn Island (RNI), carrying light consignments alongside passengers. That makes Bluefields the busiest airport on the Nicaraguan Caribbean coast, though it has no cargo terminal and no air-freight customs post of its own. A new terminal building has opened and a runway extension is planned, with state airport operator EAAI in charge. International air freight to or from the region is cleared at Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA) in Managua, where the country's cargo facilities and customs are concentrated. Shrimp, lobster and timber, the region's main exports, normally leave through the seaport of Bluefields instead, while the Río Escondido towards El Rama remains a key link inland. In practice forwarders combine air freight via Managua with sea, river or road legs at either end.

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