Airport guide
Puerto BarriosIATA code PBR
Puerto Barrios (PBR/MGPB) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Puerto Barrios, Guatemala in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
- Codes
- PBR · MGPB
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
- Region
- North America
Puerto Barrios (PBR/MGPB) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Puerto Barrios, Guatemala in North America. Operating on America/Guatemala local time at coordinates 15.720°, -88.610°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Puerto Barrios (PBR) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Puerto Barrios, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Puerto Barrios airport details
- IATA code
- PBR
- ICAO code
- MGPB
- City
- Puerto Barrios
- Country
- Guatemala
- Region
- North America
- Time zone
- America/Guatemala
- Coordinates
- 15.731°, -88.584°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Puerto Barrios’s own pages.
PBR airport facts
- Size class
- Medium airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2022
- 14,058
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing dgac.gob.gt (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Punta Gorda Airport PND · 48 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at PBR
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway. The runway 12/30: 2,707 m, concrete.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,707 m8,880 ft | 34 m | concrete | Not listed as lit |
Routes from PBR
Originfacts does not track any routes from PBR yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Where PBR is
1.7 km east
Puerto Barrios lies 1.7 km east of Puerto Barrios city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at PBR
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Puerto Barrios, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Puerto Barrios’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:dgacguate.com (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Puerto Barrios
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Punta GordaPunta GordaPND48 km
- San Pedro SulaRamon Villeda Morales International AirportSAP78 km
- PlacenciaPlacenciaPLJ94 km
- DangrigaDangrigaDGA162 km
- ComayaguaCoronel Enrique Soto Cano ABXPL179 km
- La CeibaGoloson International AirportLCE187 km
- FloresSanta Elena AirportFRS190 km
- Belize CityPhilip S.W. Goldson International AirportBZE205 km
- IndependenceIndependenceINB206 km
Puerto Barrios: common questions
Where is Puerto Barrios?
Puerto Barrios serves Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 15.731°, -88.584°.
What are the airport codes for Puerto Barrios?
The IATA code is PBR and the ICAO code is MGPB.
What time zone is PBR in?
Puerto Barrios is in the America/Guatemala time zone.
What is the official website of Puerto Barrios?
The airport’s official website is dgacguate.com. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Puerto Barrios have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at PBR: 12/30 (2,707 m (8,880 ft), concrete).
How many passengers use Puerto Barrios?
Wikidata records 14,058 passengers for 2022, the latest year it holds.
How far is PBR from Puerto Barrios city centre?
Puerto Barrios is about 1.7 km east of Puerto Barrios city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the elevation of Puerto Barrios?
OurAirports gives PBR’s elevation as 10 m (33 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Puerto Barrios’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record10 Jul 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q3495535 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)