Golfito Airport

Golfito Airport
IATA: GLF ICAO: MRGF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DGAC
Serves	Golfito, Costa Rica
Elevation  AMSL	49 ft / 15 m
Coordinates	8°39′14″N83°10′55″W / 8.65389°N 83.18194°W / 8.65389; -83.18194 Coordinates: 8°39′14″N83°10′55″W / 8.65389°N 83.18194°W / 8.65389; -83.18194
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 13–14 12.5%
Source: AIP [2] GCM [3] SkyVector [4] Google Maps [5]

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).

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

Airlines	Destinations
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
Passengers	20,687	14,846	15,073	15,086	16,546	14,018	15,771	T.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
Passengers	17,928	18,004	14,530	14,117	14,569	15,194	17,604	18,506
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

• Transport in Costa Rica
• List of airports in Costa Rica

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.

External links

• OpenStreetMaps - Golfito
• OurAirports - Golfito Airport
• Golfito Domestic Airport
• Accident history for Golfito Airport at Aviation Safety Network