Punta Huete Airport Panchito Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | República de Nicaragua | ||||||||||
Serves | Managua, Nicaragua | ||||||||||
Location | San Francisco Libre | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 217 ft / 66 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°21′12″N 86°11′00″W / 12.35333°N 86.18333°W | ||||||||||
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Punta Huete Airport (ICAO: MNFC) is an airport located in the municipality of San Francisco Libre in Managua, Nicaragua. The airport is in a sparsely populated section of the municipality. The nearest town is San Benito, 14 kilometres (9 mi) to the east.
In 2010, a new VOR was installed on the field.[4] The Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) is located 12.7 nautical miles (24 km) south of the airport.[5]