San Isidro de El General Airport
San Isidro de El General Airport Pérez Zeledón Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | DGAC | ||||||||||
Location | San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,100 ft / 640 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 9°20′55″N 83°42′45″W / 9.34861°N 83.71250°WCoordinates: 9°20′55″N 83°42′45″W / 9.34861°N 83.71250°W | ||||||||||
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San Isidro de El General Airport (IATA: IPZ, ICAO: MRSI) is an airport serving the city of San Isidro de El General and Pérez Zeledón county, Costa Rica. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of downtown San Isidro.
The airport is a public airstrip managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). The airstrip has no facilities, but the location is very convenient from San Isidro downtown, with both bus service and taxi cabs available during flight hours. The airstrip is accessible via the Inter-American Highway exiting at Brasília (south) or Costa Rica Highway 32 exiting at El Hoyón (west) neighborhoods.
The runway has an uphill slope to the north. There is distant mountainous terrain to the north. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 48.9 nautical miles (91 km) northwest of the airport. The Limon VOR-DME (Ident: LIO) is located 54.7 nautical miles (101 km) northeast of the airport.[5][6]
Airlines and destinations[]
During late 2015, the domestic airline SANSA announced that there will be a scheduled service between San Isidro de El General Airport and San José.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Sansa Airlines | San José–Juan Santamaría |
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 | 651 | 261 | 346 | 86 | 104 | 201 | 313 | T.B.A. |
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Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2008,[7] 2009,[8] 2010,[9] 2011,[10] 2012,[11] 2013,[12] and 2014[2]) |
Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Passengers | 436 | 388 | 190 | 162 | 145 | 151 | 359 | 328 |
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Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[13] 2006,[14] and 2007,[15]) |
See also[]
Costa Rica portal
Aviation portal
- Transport in Costa Rica
- List of airports in Costa Rica
References[]
- ^ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b DGAC Yearbook 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Google Maps San Isidro
- ^ Airport information for MRSI at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Limon VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "El Coco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2009 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 San José Province