Puerto Cabezas Airport


Puerto Cabezas Airport is an airport serving Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Also known as Bilwi Airport, it is located on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, approximately an hour from Managua by aircraft. Operated by the state of Nicaragua, it mainly serves the city of Puerto Cabezas, located close to the northeast corner of the country.
It has an asphalted runway,. The Puerto Cabezas VOR-DME is located on the field.

Improvement plans

There are plans to make the airport an international airport. The Airport Management Authority of Nicaragua has drawn up plans for improving the paved areas, taxiways, ramps and an air terminal.
The new air terminal has a total area of and a parking lot for 30 vehicles. The terminal facilities are modern and air-conditioned. Immigration and customs services are also provided, but must be coordinated by respective authorities.

Transport links

The airport is approximately one kilometre north of the city center, and there are taxis, buses, and other forms of transportation available.

Airlines and destinations

The terminal provides services for daily regular flights by airline Avianca Nicaragua as well as for charter flights to Managua and other airports on the Caribbean coast. The terminal operates during daytime only.