Punta Islita Airport

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.

Islita Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
ServesPunta Islita, Costa Rica
LocationCorozalito
Elevation AMSL7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates9°51′25″N 85°22′15″W
WebsitePunta Islita Airport
Map
PBP
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,030 3,379 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers[1]2766
Passenger change 13–1451.2%
Source: AIP[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4] SkyVector[5]

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
Passengers3,8862,0292,1562,1521,8641,8292,766T.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
Passengers1,5501,7782,1303,3934,7663,8043,3764,998
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
  1. DGAC Yearbook 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 Islita Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Google Maps - Punta Islita
  5. "Islita/ Nandayure Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  6. "Liberia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. DGAC Yearbook 2009 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine,
  8. DGAC Yearbook 2010 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. DGAC Yearbook 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. DGAC Yearbook 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. DGAC Yearbook 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. DGAC Yearbook 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
  14. DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  15. DGAC Yearbook 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
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