Tortuguero Airport

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Barra de Tortuguero Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator DGAC
Serves Tortuguero, Costa Rica
Elevation  AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 10°34′10″N83°30′55″W / 10.56944°N 83.51528°W / 10.56944; -83.51528
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TTQ
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
15/339002,953Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers11,577
Passenger change 13–14Increase2.svg80.8%
Source: AIP [1] DGAC [2] GCM [3] SkyVector [4]

Barra de Tortuguero Airport( IATA : TTQ, ICAO : MRBT), is an airport serving Tortuguero village and Tortuguero National Park in Pococí Canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica. The runway lies on a narrow strip between the Tortuguero River and the Caribbean shoreline, 3 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Tortuguero village.

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Tortuguero Airport is managed by Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation. In 2014, the airport registered 11,577 passengers.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Sansa Airlines San José–Juan Santamaría [5]

Passenger statistics

PassengersYear40006000800010,00012,00014,0001998200120042007201020132016PassengersAnnual 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.

Year20082009201020112012201320142015
Passengers11,5237,4877,6136,7675,6306,40411,577T.B.A.
Growth (%)Decrease2.svg 10.70%Decrease2.svg 35.03%Increase2.svg 1.68%Decrease2.svg 11.11%Decrease2.svg 16.80%Increase2.svg 13.75%Increase2.svg 80.78%T.B.A.
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2008, [6] 2009, [7] 2010, [8] 2011, [9] 2012, [10] 2013, [11] and 2014 [2] )
Year20002001200220032004200520062007
Passengers4,6946,4887,82413,38112,50612,13311,04812,904
Growth (%)N.A.Increase2.svg 38.22%Increase2.svg 20.59%Increase2.svg 71.03%Decrease2.svg 6.54%Decrease2.svg 2.98%Decrease2.svg 8.94%Increase2.svg 16.80%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005, [12] 2006, [13] and 2007, [14] )

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Airport information for TTQ at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ "Barra Del Tortuguero Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Flying Around Costa Rica is Easier Than Ever Thanks to Sansa Airlines". Tico Times. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ " " 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ " " 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ " " 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ " " 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ " " 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
  13. ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ " " 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine



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