| Nicoya Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Dirección General de Aviación Civil | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nicoya | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 120 m / 394 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°08′22″N085°26′44″W / 10.13944°N 85.44556°W Coordinates: 10°08′22″N085°26′44″W / 10.13944°N 85.44556°W | ||||||||||
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  MRNC Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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Nicoya Airport( IATA : NCT, ICAO : MRNC) is an airport in Costa Rica, serving the city of Nicoya in Guanacaste Province. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation and it has a 963 meters long airstrip plus very basic infrastructure to receive small airplanes and passengers.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports often have facilities to store and maintain aircraft, and a control tower. An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, they also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation.
Although Nicoya Airport serves the main city in Nicoya Peninsula, there are no scheduled domestic nor international services to the airport.
The Nicoya Peninsula is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is divided into two provinces: Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at 10°N 85.4166667°W. It varies from 19 to 37 miles (60 km) wide and is approximately 75 miles (121 km) long, forming the largest peninsula in the country. It is known for its beaches and is a popular tourist destination.
