Bahía Drake Airport

Bahía Drake Airport (IATA: DRK, ICAO: MRDK) is an airport serving Bahía Drake, a Pacific coastal district with a long tradition as a tourist destination in Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. The airport is also known as Drake Bay Airport.

Bahía Drake Airport

Drake Bay Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGAC
ServesBahía Drake, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates8°43′08″N 83°38′30″W
Map
DRK
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 770 2,526 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers[1]13,438
Passenger change 13–1421.4%
Source: AIP[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4] Google Maps[5]

The airport is on the coast 4 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Agujitas de Drake, the largest village in the area. It is operated by Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).

There are hills northeast of the airport. West approach and departure are over the water. The David VOR-DME (Ident: DAV) is located 74.2 nautical miles (137 km) east-southeast of the airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerobell Airlines Puerto Jimenez, San José–Tobías Bolaños
Sansa Airlines Puerto Jimenez, 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
Passengers13,93510,7479,5529,2679,92711,07313,438T.B.A.
Growth (%) 0.47% 22.88% 11.12% 2.98% 7.12% 11.54% 21.36%T.B.A.
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[1])
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Passengers2,5601,7363,5707,56511,20812,40811,40113,870
Growth (%)N.A. 32.19%105.65%111.90% 48.16% 10.71% 8.12% 21.66%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[13] 2006,[14] and 2007,[15])

See also

References
  1. "DGAC Yearbook 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  2. "Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  3. Airport information for Drake Bay Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "Drake Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. "Drake Bay Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. "David VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. "DGAC Yearbook 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  8. "DGAC Yearbook 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  9. "DGAC Yearbook 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  10. "DGAC Yearbook 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  11. "DGAC Yearbook 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  12. "DGAC Yearbook 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  13. Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
  14. "DGAC Yearbook 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  15. "DGAC Yearbook 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-21.


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