El Papalonal Airport

MNPP · León, Nicaragua

About El Papalonal Airport

ICAO MNPP
FIR Central American FIR
Region León
Country Nicaragua
Runways 10/28
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 12.4657, -86.4679   122757N 0862804W
Coordinates (Center) 12.47159, -86.47351   122818N 0862825W
Variation 1.6° W (2024)
Timezone Managua (-6 h)
Local time Apr 27, 2024 14:57

El Papalonal Airport

El Papalonal Airport is a small airport in León, Nicaragua. The airport is located at latitude 12.47159 and longitude -86.47351. The airport has one runway: 10/28. The ICAO airport code of this field is MNPP. Nearby other airfields are Santa Elena Airport, Los Brasiles Airport, Punta Huete (Panchito) Airport, Las Parcelas Airport and Las Chacaras Airport.

El Papalonal Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport, which is 49 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Central American.

El Papalonal Airport is in the timezone of America/Managua. Difference with UTC is -6 h. Today the sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:59. This applies to El Papalonal Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
10 095° 096° 12.471 -86.4669 1,450 m
28 275° 276° 12.4722 -86.4802

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Santa Elena Airport NI-0001 7.2 km 060°
Los Brasiles Airport MNBR 34 km 157°
Punta Huete (Panchito) Airport MNFC 34 km 112°
Las Parcelas Airport NI-0008 37 km 249°
Las Chacaras Airport NI-0009 39 km 254°
Leon (Fanor Urroz) Airport MNLN 47 km 264°
Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport MNMG 49 km 137°
Dos Montes Airport MNDM 52 km 044°
El Coyol Airport NI-0005 65 km 114°

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