Nosara Airport

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Nosara Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator DGAC
Serves Nosara, Costa Rica
Elevation  AMSL 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 9°58′35″N85°39′10″W / 9.97639°N 85.65278°W / 9.97639; -85.65278
Map
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NOB
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/221,0003,281Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers [1] 7350
Passenger change 13–14Increase2.svg10.1%
Source: AIP [2] GCM [3] SkyVector [4]

Nosara Airport( IATA : NOB, ICAO : MRNS) is an airport serving Nosara, a village in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The airport is approximately 15 minutes from the beaches of Nosara, the main tourist attraction in the area. The airport is owned and administered by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).

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Nosara Airport receives only domestic flights, but has daily scheduled service from the Costa Rican capital, San José.

The airport is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) inland from the Pacific coast. The runway length includes a 125 metres (410 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 04. There is nearby low mountainous terrain north of the airport, and also east through south.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Sansa Airlines Liberia, San José–Juan Santamaría

Passenger Statistics

These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the DGAC Statistical Yearbooks.

Year20082009201020112012201320142015
Passengers6,2847,3927,4207,4176,5136,6797,350T.B.A.
Growth (%)Decrease2.svg 30.61%Increase2.svg 17.63%Increase2.svg 0.38%Decrease2.svg 0.04%Decrease2.svg 12.19%Increase2.svg 2.55%Increase2.svg 10.05%T.B.A.
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2008, [5] 2009, [6] 2010, [7] 2011, [8] 2012, [9] 2013, [10] and 2014 [1] )
Year20002001200220032004200520062007
Passengers2,2143,6724,7545,6866,1957,0957,6399,056
Growth (%)N.A.Increase2.svg 65.85%Increase2.svg 29.47%Increase2.svg 19.60%Increase2.svg 8.65%Increase2.svg 14.53%Increase2.svg 7.67%Increase2.svg 18.55%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005, [11] 2006, [12] and 2007, [13] )

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