El Papalonal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | El Papalonal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 141 ft / 43 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°28′15″N 86°28′25″W / 12.47083°N 86.47361°W | ||||||||||
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  MNPP Location of the airport in Nicaragua | |||||||||||
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Sources: Google Maps[1] | |||||||||||
El Papalonal Airport (ICAO: MNPP) is an airstrip serving the village of El Papalonal in León Department, Nicaragua[2]
In 1981, American intelligence officials discovered that the airstrip was used as a departure point for aircraft delivering weapons to El Salvadorian rebels.[3][4]
