El Papalonal Airport

El Papalonal Airport is an airstrip serving the village of El Papalonal in , In 1981, American intelligence officials discovered that the airstrip was used as a departure point for aircraft delivering weapons to El Salvadorian rebels.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Nicaragua
  • Also known as: MNPP

El Papalonal Airport

Latitude
12.4717° or 12° 28′ 18″ north
Longitude
-86.4734° or 86° 28′ 24″ west
Open location code
764MFGCG+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 606510810
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Wiki­data ID
Q25037225
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