Highest Airports in Nicaragua
Airports in Nicaragua ranked by elevation above sea level.
1JinotegaJinotega · 3,232 ft above sea level
985 m
2Estelí AirportEstelí · 2,811 ft above sea level
857 m
3La Cumplida AirportLa Cumplida · 2,420 ft above sea level
738 m
4Dos Montes AirportDos Montes · 1,469 ft above sea level
448 m
5Boaco AirportBoaco · 1,184 ft above sea level
361 m
6SiunaSiuna · 606 ft above sea level
185 m
7San Pedro AirportBonanza · 600 ft above sea level
183 m
8Leon (Fanor Urroz) AirportLeón · 328 ft above sea level
100 m
9Las Chacaras AirportLas Chacaras · 272 ft above sea level
83 m
10Los Brasiles AirportLos Brasiles · 262 ft above sea level
80 m
11Las Parcelas AirportLas Parcelas · 240 ft above sea level
73 m
12Punta Huete (Panchito) AirportPunta Huete · 217 ft above sea level
66 m
13El Coyol AirportTipitapa · 200 ft above sea level
61 m
14Omtepe AirportOmtepe Island · 200 ft above sea level
61 m
15Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International AirportManagua · 194 ft above sea level
59 m
16Rosita AirportLa Rosita · 193 ft above sea level
59 m
17Tierra Dorada AirportKukra Hill · 190 ft above sea level
58 m
18Hato Grande AirportHato Grande · 177 ft above sea level
54 m
19Chinandega Germán Pomares Ordóñez AirportChinandega · 174 ft above sea level
53 m
20RivasRivas · 174 ft above sea level
53 m
21Aeroservicios ALA AirportMalacataya · 167 ft above sea level
51 m
22Santa Elena AirportSanta Elena · 153 ft above sea level
47 m
23El Papalonal AirportEl Papalonal · 141 ft above sea level
43 m
24Las Lajas AirportMalacataya · 135 ft above sea level
41 m
25Malacataya AirportMalacataya · 131 ft above sea level
40 m
26Altamira AirportAltamira · 121 ft above sea level
37 m
27Waspam AirportWaspam · 98 ft above sea level
30 m
28Montelimar AirportMontelimar · 94 ft above sea level
29 m
29San Carlos AirportSan Carlos · 91 ft above sea level
28 m
30Costa Esmeralda AirportTola · 84 ft above sea level
26 m
31La Esperanza AirportSan Juan del Sur · 82 ft above sea level
25 m
32Alamicamba AirportAlamicamba · 65 ft above sea level
20 m
33San Juan de Nicaragua AirportSan Juan de Nicaragua · 56 ft above sea level
17 m
34Puerto Cabezas AirportPuerto Cabezas · 52 ft above sea level
16 m
35Bluefields AirportBluefields · 20 ft above sea level
6 m
36Karawala AirportKarawala · 3 ft above sea level
1 m
37Corinto AirportChinandega · 1 ft above sea level
0 m
38Corn Island AirportCorn Island · 1 ft above sea level
0 m
Highlights
Within Nicaragua, Jinotega ranks first in 2026 with 985 m, followed by Estelí Airport (857 m) and La Cumplida Airport (738 m).
Across 38 entries, values run from 985 m (Jinotega) to 0 m (Corn Island Airport), with a median of 53 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.