Punta Islita Airport
Islita Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Serves | Punta Islita, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
Location | Corozalito | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 9°51′25″N 85°22′15″W / 9.85694°N 85.37083°WCoordinates: 9°51′25″N 85°22′15″W / 9.85694°N 85.37083°W | ||||||||||
Website | Punta Islita Airport | ||||||||||
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PBP Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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Islita Airport (IATA: PBP, ICAO: MRIA) is an airport that serves the communities of Punta Islita in the Nandayure Canton of Costa Rica. The airport is at the village of Corozalito, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Punta Islita. It is the main access to a series of secluded beaches in southern Nicoya Peninsula.
The runway is in a coastal valley leading into mountainous terrain, and has a 30 feet (9.1 m) rise from south to north. There is rising terrain in all quadrants except the south, which is the Pacific Ocean shore. The Liberia VOR-DME (Ident: LIB) is located 45.5 nautical miles (84 km) north-northwest of the airport.[6]
The airport is owned by a private administrator and currently has four weekly scheduled flights from San José and Nosara.
On December 31, 2017, a plane operated by Nature Air crashed shortly after takeoff from Punta Islita.
Airlines and destinations[]
There are currently no scheduled operations at the airport.
Charter services[]
Passenger Statistics[]
These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica's Statistical Yearbooks.
Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Passengers | 3,886 | 2,029 | 2,156 | 2,152 | 1,864 | 1,829 | 2,766 | T.B.A. |
Growth (%) | 22.25% | 47.79% | 6.26% | 0.19% | 13.38% | 1.88% | 51.23% | T.B.A. |
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2008,[7][8][9] 2011,[10] 2012,[11] 2013,[12] and 2014[1]) |
Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Passengers | 1,550 | 1,778 | 2,130 | 3,393 | 4,766 | 3,804 | 3,376 | 4,998 |
Growth (%) | N.A. | 14.71% | 19.80% | 59.30% | 40.47% | 20.18% | 11.25% | 48.05% |
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[13] 2006,[14] and 2007,[15]) |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b DGAC Yearbook 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airport information for Islita Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Punta Islita
- ^ "Islita/ Nandayure Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Liberia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2009 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine,
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2010 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
- Airports in Costa Rica
- Buildings and structures in Guanacaste Province