Augusto C. Sandino Airport (MGA) Information

Where is Augusto C. Sandino Airport? Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Augusto C. Sandino is the main airport in Managua, Nicaragua. Inaugurated as Las Mercedes Airport in 1968 it was later renamed Augusto C. Sandino International Airport during the Sandinista regime in 1980s and again in 2001 to Managua International Airport by Arnoldo Alemán. Its name was changed once more in February 2007 to its current name by President Daniel Ortega in honor of Nicaragua's national hero, Augusto César Sandino.

 

The runway at the airport is 8,015 feet long, and has an elevation of 194 feet. With 1.1 million passengers per year, Augusto C. Sandino International Airport is currently the fifth busiest airport by passenger traffic in Central America.

Additional Augusto C. Sandino Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official MGA Augusto C. Sandino Airport Website