Golfito Airport

Golfito Airport (IATA: GLF, ICAO: MRGF) is an airport serving Golfito, a port town on the northwest end of Golfito Bay, an inlet off the Gulf of Dulce in the Puntarenas Province of Costa Rica. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).

Golfito Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGAC
ServesGolfito, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates8°39′14″N 83°10′55″W
Map
GLF
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,395 4,577 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers[1]15,771
Passenger change 13–1412.5%
Source: AIP[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4] Google Maps[5]

The airport is in a narrow valley running inland from the bay, with high terrain on both sides of the runway, and high terrain immediately off the northwest end. Southeast approach and departure will be partially over the water.

The Coto 47 non-directional beacon (Ident: COT) is located 13.1 nautical miles (24 km) east-southeast of the airport. The David VOR-DME (Ident: DAV) is located 47.0 nautical miles (87 km) east-northeast of Golfito Airport.[6][7]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Sansa Airlines Coto 47, San José–Juan Santamaría

Passenger Statistics

Golfito Airport is eighth-busiest in the country by passenger traffic. 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
Passengers20,68714,84615,07315,08616,54614,01815,771T.B.A.
Growth (%) 11.79% 28.24% 1.53% 0.09% 9.68% 15.28% 12.51%T.B.A.
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2008,[8] 2009,[9] 2010,[10] 2011,[11] 2012,[12] 2013,[13] and 2014[1] DGAC Yearbook 2014)
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Passengers17,92818,00414,53014,11714,56915,19417,60418,506
Growth (%)N.A. 0.42% 19.30% 2.84% 3.20% 4.29% 15.86% 5.12%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[14] 2006,[15] and 2007,[16])

See also

References
  1. DGAC Yearbook 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  3. Airport information for GLF at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "Golfito Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. "Golfito Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. "David VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. "Coto 47 NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  8. "DGAC Yearbook 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  9. "DGAC Yearbook 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  10. "DGAC Yearbook 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  11. "DGAC Yearbook 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  12. "DGAC Yearbook 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  13. "DGAC Yearbook 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  14. Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
  15. "DGAC Yearbook 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  16. "DGAC Yearbook 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-14.


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