Las Lajas Airport

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Las Lajas Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesLas Lajas, Nicaragua
Elevation  AMSL 133 ft / 41 m
Coordinates 12°09′10″N85°54′30″W / 12.15278°N 85.90833°W / 12.15278; -85.90833 Coordinates: 12°09′10″N85°54′30″W / 12.15278°N 85.90833°W / 12.15278; -85.90833
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Location of the airport in Nicaragua
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Direction LengthSurface
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08/261,2704,167Gravel
Sources: Google Maps [1]

Las Lajas Airport( ICAO : MNLL) is a rural airport in the Granada Department of Nicaragua. It serves the agricultural region north of Lake Nicaragua.

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The Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) is located 14.7 nautical miles (27 km) west of the airport. [2]

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References

  1. "Las Lajas Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  2. "Managua VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 12 January 2019.