Quepos La Managua Airport

La Managua Airport (IATA: XQP, ICAO: MRQP) is an airport approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of the Pacific coastal city of Quepos, Costa Rica, serving this city as well as the Manuel Antonio National Park and other tourist attractions in the central part of Puntarenas Province. The airport is named for the La Managua barrio where the it is located. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).

La Managua Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGAC
ServesQuepos, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL85 ft / 26 m
Coordinates9°26′35″N 84°07′48″W
Map
XQP
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,340 4,396 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers[1]35,752
Passenger change 16–175.2%
Source: AIP[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4] Google Maps[5]

There is distant mountainous terrain north through northeast of the runway.

The Parrita non-directional beacon (Ident: PAR) is located 11.9 nautical miles (22 km) west-northwest of the airport. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 33.1 nautical miles (61 km) north of the airport.[6][7]

Quepos Airport runway
Quepos Airport terminal building, holding the Nature Air and Sansa ticket counters, along with restrooms, a snack stand/bar, and a Costa Rican departure tax stand.

Nearby activities

Manuel Antonio National Park

Quepos is only 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Manuel Antonio National Park, which has four beaches, 4.7 miles (8 km) of hiking trails, and much wildlife.

Fishing

Fishing is the second-most popular activity in Quepos behind the national park, and there are over 100 sport fishing boats available to anglers.

White Water Rafting

Another popular activity in Quepos is white water rafting. From December to April, it is a leisurely trip on a raft through the mountains in pristine rivers. From May to November, Quepos has several tours which go through stage III to stage V rapids.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerobell Airlines San José–Tobías Bolaños
Costa Rica Green Air San José–Juan Santamaría
Sansa Airlines San José–Juan Santamaría

Passenger statistics

La Managua Airport is the fourth-busiest in the country by passenger traffic and the second-busiest domestic-only airport after Puerto Jiménez Airport. 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 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Passengers36,29230,58827,55022,89232,71729,87233,99935,752
Growth (%) 16.05% 15.72% 9.93% 16.91% 42.92% 8.70% 13.82% 5.16%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2010,[8] 2011,[9] 2012,[10] 2013,[11] 2014,[12] 2015,[13] 2016,[14] and 2017[15])
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Passengers27,56228,55425,60824,82938,24039,77349,34956,02051,99243,228
Growth (%)N.A. 3.60% 10.32% 3.04% 54.01% 4.01% 24.08% 13.52% 7.19% 16.86%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[16] 2006,[17] 2007,[18] 2008,[19] and 2009[20] )

See also

References
  1. "Anuario Estadístico 2017". DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. "Costa Rican AIP 2014" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. Airport information for La Managua at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "La Managua-Quepos Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. "La Mangua Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "El Coco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. "Parrita NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. "Anuario Estadístico 2010" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. "Anuario Estadístico 2011" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  10. "Anuario Estadístico 2012" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  11. "Anuario Estadístico 2013" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  12. "Anuario Estadístico 2014" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  13. "Anuario Estadístico 2015" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  14. "Anuario Estadístico 2016" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  15. "Resumen Estadístico 2017" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  16. Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
  17. DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  18. DGAC Yearbook 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
  19. DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  20. DGAC Yearbook 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine


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