Airports / Guatemala / PBR
Puerto Barrios Airport
MGPB / PBRPuerto Barrios, GuatemalaELEV 33 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP).
Overview
Puerto Barrios Airport (MGPB / PBR) is a mid-sized airport serving Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. The airport sits 33 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into PBR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP, 42 nm), Placencia Airport (PLJ, 50 nm), and Tela Airport (TEA, 64 nm).
Charter pricing from PBR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Puerto Barrios.
Field capability
ICAO
MGPB
IATA
PBR
FAA / Local
MGPB
Elevation
33 ft
Coordinates
15.7309° N · 88.5838° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Guatemala fields
state range 29–4,952 ft
At 33 ft, PBR sits lower than 71% of the 7 Guatemala fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmSAPRamón Villeda Morales International AirportSan Pedro Sula
- 50nmPLJPlacencia AirportPlacencia
- 64nmTEATela AirportTela
- 78nmDGADangriga AirportDangriga
- 98nmXPLPalmerola International AirportPalmerola
- 100nmLCEGolosón International AirportLa Ceiba
Location
Open the full mapMGPB · Puerto Barrios Airport · Puerto Barrios, Guatemala