Airports / Nicaragua / PUZ
Puerto Cabezas Airport
MNPC / PUZPuerto Cabezas, NicaraguaELEV 52 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
125 nm
To the nearest alternate
El Embrujo Airport (PVA).
Overview
Puerto Cabezas Airport (MNPC / PUZ) is a mid-sized airport serving Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. The airport sits 52 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 PUZ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are El Embrujo Airport (PVA, 125 nm), Bluefields Airport (BEF, 126 nm), and Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport (ADZ, 132 nm).
Charter pricing from PUZ 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 Cabezas.
Field capability
ICAO
MNPC
IATA
PUZ
FAA / Local
MNPC
Elevation
52 ft
Coordinates
14.0472° N · 83.3867° 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
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 125nmPVAEl Embrujo AirportProvidencia
- 126nmBEFBluefields AirportBluefields
- 132nmADZGustavo Rojas Pinilla International AirportSan Andrés
- 186nmTJITrujillo AirportTrujillo
- 197nmLSLLos Chiles AirportLos Chiles
- 197nmBCLBarra del Colorado AirportPococi
Location
Open the full mapMNPC · Puerto Cabezas Airport · Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
