León Airport (Spanish: Pista Aérea Fanor Urroz) is an airport serving León, the capital of the León Department of Nicaragua. The airport is on the southwest side of the city.
The Managua VOR-DME (Ident: MGA) is located east-southeast of the airport.
History In December 1972, a few days after the Managua earthquake, the León Airport, also known as the Aeropuerto Godoy, was used for landing aircraft with supplies and aid for the earthquake victims.Historia de LaNica (Spanish)
The airfield was attacked by the Sandinista guerrilla on April 27, 1979, during the final days of the insurrection against the Somoza regime.Revolución popular Julio 1979 (Spanish)
In the early 1980 the airstrip was used primarily by light aircraft for aerial fumigation. The airfield was renovated in 2010 by the Nicaraguan Civil Aeronautics Authority (INAC).Aeródromos de Occidente mejoran su seguridad aérea (Spanish)
See also
List of airports in Nicaragua Transport in Nicaragua
References
External links OpenStreetMap - León Airport OurAirports - León Airport