Nicaragua

PERSONAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

PASSPORT: Required

VISA: Required

HEALTH & IMMUNIZATION: The U.S. Public Health Service reports that a malaria risk exists below

1,000 meters from May thru December.

OTHER: None

EMBASSY INFORMATION

NICARAGUA'S EMBASSY IN THE UNITED STATES

ADDRESS: Embassy of Nicaragua, 1627 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009

TELEPHONE: (202) 939-6570

UNITED STATES' EMBASSY IN NICARAGUA

ADDRESS: Km 4 1/2 Carretera Sur, Managua, Nicaragua

TELEPHONE: (5052) 666010-18, (After 4:15 PM 666038-Marine Guard on Duty)

TELEX: None

FAX: (5052 669056/663865/666046

PUBLIC HOURS: 7:30 AM to 4:15 PM

AIRCRAFT ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

All nonscheduled commercial air transport, general aviation, military or official aircraft overflying the national airspace and/or landing at Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport must obtain permission at least 3 days in advance by:

a. Commercial telecommunications system;

b. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (FAX 5052 27516); and

c. Letter to P. O. Box 4936.

NOTE-
Operators must carry a copy of the request sent to the DGAC and be prepared to present this proof of request upon arrival.

d. Request should include the following:

1. Origin and destinations;

2. Type of aircraft and registration number;

3. Name of pilot and crew members;

4. Names of passengers;

5. Flight plan and altitude;

6. Estimated date and time of airspace entry and exit; and

7. Type of cargo.

NOTE-
Flight requests of official nature for military and civilian aircraft should be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or through our diplomatic missions in their respective countries at least 3 days in advance. The request may be sent through the commercial telecommunication system, by TELEX 1206, 1426 and 1071, or by letter to P. O. Box 127, address: Costado Sur Del Restaurante Los Ranchos, Managua, Nicaragua.

CORPORATE AIRCRAFT CONSTRAINTS

None reported

SPECIAL NOTICES

1. All unscheduled commercial air transport and general, military, or official aviation must request permission at least 3 days in advance in order to overfly Nicaraguan air space and/or land at Agusto Cesar Sandino International Airport. Request must be prepaid. Applications for permits may be made by means of messages sent through

FAX 5052 27516 or by letter to the Ministry of Transportation, Plaza Espana, P.O. Box 4936, Building 17, Managua, Nicaragua.

2. Applications must contain the following information:

a. Origin and destination;

b. Registration and type of aircraft;

c. Names of crew members;

d. Names of passengers;

e. Route of airway to be flown and altitude level;

f. Date and estimated time of entry into and departure from Nicaraguan airspace; and

g. Type of cargo.

3. Applications for overflights must be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or transmitted through the Nicaraguan Diplomatic offices in the appropriate countries. They must be sent to the Ministry 5 days in advance and to the Diplomatic Offices 3 days in advance. Requests made by messages may be sent through the commercial telecommunications system to TELEX 1206, 1426, and 1071. Requests made by letter should be sent to

P.O. Box 127, South Side of Restaurante Los Ranchos, Managua, Nicaragua.

4. The Government of Nicaragua is tightening its regulations regarding commercial, private and military flights into their country. Pilots planning flights to Nicaragua should assume that entry, overflight and landing authorization has been obtained from the appropriate aviation authority prior to departure and that when operating within their airspace strictly comply with those regulations relating to the flight and maneuver of the aircraft.

5. All national and foreign registered aircraft providing scheduled or nonscheduled commercial service or general aviation service needing to refuel at the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport shall make arrangements to do so with the Airport Administration, which is the only agency authorized to provide this service.

AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SOURCE

AIP "Nicaragua"

INTERNATIONAL NOTAM OFFICE

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AERODROMES OF ENTRY

DOD En route Supplement/Chart: CARIBBEAN and S. AMERICA L2,H1