Incidents and Accidents
- On March 5, 1959, Vickers Viscount YS-09C of TACA International Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from Managua Airport when both port engines failed. Fifteen of the 19 people on board were killed.
- On February 15, 1974, a Douglas DC-3 of APSA was damaged beyond economic repair when it crash-landed at Managua Airport.
- On June 5, 2006 a McDonnell Douglas DC10-10F (registered N68047) en route Miami - Managua touched down hard at Managua and was unable to stop before the end of the runway. The aircraft overran by about 300 meters, the nose gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the engines as well as a possible fuel rupture in the wing.
- On July 24, 2007 a Boeing 737-700, Continental flight 876, with 120 passengers and a crew of 6 flying from Panama City to Houston had to land in the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport because one of the internal security windows suffered a rupture.
- On November 19, 2011 an Airbus A340 from Iberia Airlines, en route Madrid - San Jose de Costa Rica had to divert to Managua due to bad weather in San Jose de Costa Rica which led to the closing of the airport. The airplane landed safely at Managua, and the passengers were accommodated in nearby hotels and spent the rest of the day in Managua. The plane and passengers would leave Managua the next day at 1:00PM local time en route to San Jose.
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