Nosara Airport

Nosara Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Dirección General de Aviación Civil
Serves Nosara, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 9°58′35″N 85°39′10″W / 9.97639°N 85.65278°W / 9.97639; -85.65278Coordinates: 9°58′35″N 85°39′10″W / 9.97639°N 85.65278°W / 9.97639; -85.65278
Map
NOB
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 7,350
Passenger change 13–14 Increase10.1%
Source: DGAC.[1][2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4]

Nosara Airport (IATA: NOB, ICAO: MRNS) is an airport serving Nosara, a village in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The airport is approximately 15 minutes from the beaches of Nosara, the main tourist attraction in the area. The airport is owned and administrated by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).

Nosara Airport receives only domestic flights, but has daily scheduled service from the Costa Rican capital, San José.

In 2014, 7,350 passengers transited the airport.

The airport is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) inland from the Pacific coast. The runway length includes a 125 metres (410 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 04. There is nearby low mountainous terrain north of the airport, and also east through south.

The Liberia VOR-DME (Ident: LIB) is located 37.6 nautical miles (69.6 km) north of the airport.[5]

Scheduled Services

AirlinesDestinations
Nature Air San José, Tambor
Sansa San José

Passenger Statistics

These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the DGAC Statistical Yearbooks.

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Passengers6,2847,3927,4207,4176,5136,6797,350T.B.A.
Growth (%)Decrease 30.61%Increase 17.63%Increase 0.38%Decrease 0.04%Decrease 12.19%Increase 2.55%Increase 10.05%T.B.A.
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2008,[6] 2009,[7] 2010,[8] 2011,[9] 2012,[10] 2013,[11] and 2014[2])
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Passengers2,2143,6724,7545,6866,1957,0957,6399,056
Growth (%)N.A.Increase 65.85%Increase 29.47%Increase 19.60%Increase 8.65%Increase 14.53%Increase 7.67%Increase 18.55%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[12] 2006,[13] and 2007,[14])

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 DGAC Yearbooks 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Airport information for Nosara Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ SkyVector Nosara Airport
  5. ↑ Liberia VOR
  6. ↑ DGAC Yearbooks 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ DGAC Yearbooks 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ DGAC Yearbooks 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ DGAC Yearbooks 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ DGAC Yearbooks 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ DGAC Yearbooks 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
  13. ↑ DGAC Yearbooks 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ DGAC Yearbooks 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine.
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