Puerto Barrios Airport

Puerto Barrios Airport
IATA: PBRICAO: MGPB
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil
Location Puerto Barrios
Elevation AMSL 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 15°43′50″N 88°35′00″W / 15.73056°N 88.58333°W / 15.73056; -88.58333Coordinates: 15°43′50″N 88°35′00″W / 15.73056°N 88.58333°W / 15.73056; -88.58333
Map
MGPB

Location in Guatemala

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 2,707 8,881 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1] Google Maps[2]

Puerto Barrios Airport (IATA: PBR, ICAO: MGPB) (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Puerto Barrios or formerly Base Aérea de Izabal) serves the city of Puerto Barrios, the port of Santo Tomás de Castilla and the Guatemalan Caribbean. It is operated and administrated by DGAC - Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala.

General

Puerto Barrios Airport is located in the northern part of the city of Puerto Barrios, near the shore of Amatique Bay.

The airport is currently undergoing refurbishment, as part of a nationwide airport rehabilitation program. In the 1920s and 30s Puerto Barrios was a seaplane destination only; a first concrete runway was built by the United States Government during World War II for strategic reasons.[3] It was later used by the Guatemalan Air Force, known under the name "Base Aérea de Izabal". In 2002 the airport was equipped with a VOR-DME with the help of COCESNA, the Central American Corporation for Air Navigation.[4] Being located near the port of Santo Tomás de Castilla, today the airport is of special interest for cruise ship operators, who carry passengers to important attractions throughout the country on chartered flights. Puerto Barrios has always been a logistics center, which is emphasized in the city seal, which depicts a ship, a train, an airplane, and a truck.

Aviation in Puerto Barrios

Past

After World War II

Airlines today

Incidents

See also

References

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