
Narrative:
Three flight crew members diverted the aircraft to Costa Rica and requested political asylum.
» New York Daily News, Sunday, 24 June, 1979
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 23 June 1979 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-76 |
| Operator: | Líneas Aéreas de Nicaragua - LANICA |
| Registration: | AN-BSQ |
| MSN: | 18843/170 |
| First flight: | 1965-08-11 (13 years 11 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) ( Costa Rica)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
| Managua-Las Mercedes Airport (MGA/MNMG), Nicaragua |
Three flight crew members diverted the aircraft to Costa Rica and requested political asylum.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» US Dept of State cable /1979SANJO02674» New York Daily News, Sunday, 24 June, 1979
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Managua-Las Mercedes Airport as the crow flies is 1628 km (1018 miles).
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Managua-Las Mercedes Airport as the crow flies is 1628 km (1018 miles).
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