El Bluff Airport (ICAO: MNFF) was an airport on El Bluff, once an island in the entrance to Bluefields Bay, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua, but now connected to the mainland via a causeway constructed between 2004 and 2007.[3] Google Earth Historical Imagery show progressive deterioration of the asphalt runway until a helicopter pad and hangar were built on the southwestern end in 2013. The hangar was torn down and the helipad markings removed sometime after 2015.[4]

El Bluff Airport
Summary
Airport typeClosed
ServesEl Bluff
Elevation AMSL1 ft / 0 m
Coordinates11°59′30″N 83°41′22″W / 11.99167°N 83.68944°W / 11.99167; -83.68944
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MNFF is located in Nicaragua
MNFF
MNFF
Location of the airport in Nicaragua
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
Closed
Sources: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

The area is now served by Bluefields Airport (IATA: BEF, ICAO: MNBL) 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) across the bay at Bluefields, the regional capital.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Great Circle Mapper - El Bluff
  2. ^ Google Maps - El Bluff
  3. ^ Google Earth Historical Images 1969-2014
  4. ^ Google Earth Historical Imagery (2/2015) (12/2017)
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