Palcasa Airport

Coordinates: 11°04′00″N 84°24′35″W / 11.06667°N 84.40972°W / 11.06667; -84.40972
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Palcasa Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorPalmares del Castillo S.A.
ServesEl Castillo
Elevation AMSL174 ft / 53 m
Coordinates11°04′00″N 84°24′35″W / 11.06667°N 84.40972°W / 11.06667; -84.40972
Map
MNPA is located in Nicaragua
MNPA
MNPA
Location of the airport in Nicaragua
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 835 2,740 Asphalt
Sources: HERE Maps[1]

Palcasa Airport (ICAO: MNPA) is an airport serving the town of El Castillo in Río San Juan Department, Nicaragua. The airport is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north of El Castillo, midway between the small towns of La Palma and Las Colinas. It is surrounded by and supports the palm oil plantations of Palmares del Castillo S.A. (PALCASA).[2]

The Bluefields VOR-DME (Ident: BLU) is located 67.0 nautical miles (124 km) northeast of the airport. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 65.5 nautical miles (121 km) south of the airport.[3][4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ HERE Maps - Palcasa
  2. ^ Palmares del Castillo (Spanish)
  3. ^ "Bluefields VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ "El Coco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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