The Country

Geography:

Nicaragua is the largest country of Central America. It is bordered by Honduras to the north and northwest, by the Caribbean Sea to the east, by Costa Rica to the south and southwest and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is located between 84° to 87° western geographic longitude and 11° to 15° northern geographic latitude and has an area of 120,254 square kilometres (46,434 square miles). The latitude and longitude of the capital, Managua, are about 86°19' W and 12°09' N.

National History:
 

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Nicaragua History

Further National Information:
Yahoo Nicaragua Page

Columbus World Travel Guide - Central America - Nicaragua

Library of Congress / Area Handbook Series / Nicaragua

HispanoLink: Nicaragua

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
The registration prefix 'AN-' was used from 1936 to 9.1979; eg:AN-AAA to AN-ZZZ.

The registration prefix 'YN-' is used from 9.1979 to present; eg:YN-AAA to YN-ZZZ.

Military Air Arms:
Air Force (Fuerza Aérea - Ejército de Nicaragua)

Central Government Agencies:
None at present

Public Service Aviation:
None at present

Commercial Aviation:
Grupo Taca (Airlines included are Central American airlines Aviateca of Guatemala, Costa Rica's Lacsa, Nicaragua's Nica, Taca International from El Salvador and Taca from Honduras.)

Private Aviation:
None at present

Aircraft Manufacturers:
None at present

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Civil Airports and Airfields-
Bluefields AP (IATA code: BEF)

Bonanza AP (IATA code: BZA)

Corn Island AP (IATA code: RNI)

Fanor Urroz AP (IATA code: n/a)

Los Brasiles AP (IATA code: n/a)

Managua / Augusto César Sandino IAP (IATA code: MGA)

Nueva Guinea AP (IATA code: NVG)

Puerto Cabezas AP (IATA code: PUZ)

Siuna AP (IATA code: SIU)

Wespam AP (IATA code: WSP)

 

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing

Aviation Museum:
None at present.

Aviation-Related Magazines:
None at present.

Aviation Bibliography:

Central American and Caribbean Air Forces (Daniel Hagedorn)