BEFMNBL

Bluefields Airport

Bluefields, Nicaragua · Latin America

Latin America America/Managua

3direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

2,019 mLongest runway

Bluefields International Airport (IATA: BEF, ICAO: MNBL) is an airport serving Bluefields, a harbor city in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. It is the busiest airport in the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. A new terminal was opened recently and extension of the runway is planned. Currently, the airport serves only domestic and small international destinations, but plans are to make it international in the future. Taxicab and bus service are available. The airport is just south of the city on the Bluefields Bay shore. North approach and departure are over the water. The runway length includes a 175 metres (574 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 23. The Bluefields VOR/DME (ident: BLU) is located on the airfield.

Location

11.991°N, 83.774°O · 6 m s. n. m. (20 ft)

General data

CountryNicaragua

CityBluefields

IATA codeBEF

ICAO codeMNBL

Coordinates11.991°N, 83.774°O

Elevation6 m s. n. m. (20 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Managua

Runways1

Longest runway2,019 m

Direct destinations3

Runways · 1

05/23

Length2,019 m6,624 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

118.500

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

La Costeña

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Bluefields Airport (BEF). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BEF

MLA

“Bluefields Airport (BEF).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BEF. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Bluefields Airport (BEF).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BEF.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Bluefields Airport (BEF). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BEF (Accessed: 24 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_bef,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Bluefields Airport (BEF)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BEF},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BEF}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-24},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BEF |title=Bluefields Airport (BEF) |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-15 |access-date=2026-10-24 |language=en}}