San Isidro de El General Airport

San Isidro de El General Airport (IATA: IPZ, ICAO: MRSI) is an airport serving the city of San Isidro de El General and Pérez Zeledón county, Costa Rica. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of downtown San Isidro.

San Isidro de El General Airport

Pérez Zeledón Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGAC
LocationSan Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL2,100 ft / 640 m
Coordinates9°20′55″N 83°42′45″W
Map
IPZ
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 802 2,631 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers313
Passenger change 13–1455.7%
Source: AIP[1] DGAC[2] Google Maps[3] GCM[4]

The airport is a public airstrip managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). The airstrip has no facilities, but the location is very convenient from San Isidro downtown, with both bus service and taxi cabs available during flight hours. The airstrip is accessible via the Inter-American Highway exiting at Brasília (south) or Costa Rica Highway 32 exiting at El Hoyón (west) neighborhoods.

The runway has an uphill slope to the north. There is distant mountainous terrain to the north. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 48.9 nautical miles (91 km) northwest of the airport. The Limon VOR-DME (Ident: LIO) is located 54.7 nautical miles (101 km) northeast of the airport.[5][6]

Airlines and destinations

During late 2015, the domestic airline SANSA announced that there will be a scheduled service between San Isidro de El General Airport and San José.

AirlinesDestinations
Sansa Airlines 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
Passengers65126134686104201313T.B.A.
Growth (%) 98.48% 59.91% 32.57% 75.11% 20.93% 93.27% 55.72%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[2])
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Passengers436388190162145151359328
Growth (%)N.A. 11.01% 51.03% 14.74% 10.49% 4.14% 137.75% 8.64%
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. Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. DGAC Yearbook 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Google Maps San Isidro
  4. Airport information for MRSI at Great Circle Mapper.
  5. "Limon VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. "El Coco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. DGAC Yearbook 2009 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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