Nosara Airport

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
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGAC
ServesNosara, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates9°58′35″N 85°39′10″W
Map
NOB
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers[1]7350
Passenger change 13–1410.1%
Source: AIP[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4]

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

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]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Sansa Airlines San José-Juan Santamaría

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 (%) 30.61% 17.63% 0.38% 0.04% 12.19% 2.55% 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[1])
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Passengers2,2143,6724,7545,6866,1957,0957,6399,056
Growth (%)N.A. 65.85% 29.47% 19.60% 8.65% 14.53% 7.67% 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. DGAC Yearbooks 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) 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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