Nicoya Airport (IATA: NCT, ICAO: MRNC) is an airport serving the city of Nicoya in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Nicoya Guanacaste Airport Miguel Angel Castillo Zumbado Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | DGAC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nicoya, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 394 ft / 120 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°08′22″N 85°26′45″W / 10.13944°N 85.44583°W | ||||||||||
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  NCT Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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The asphalt runway is 965 metres (3,166 ft) long, and has very basic facilities to receive small airplanes and passengers. There are nearby hills south and west of the runway.
The Liberia VOR-DME (Ident: LIB) is located 27.9 nautical miles (52 km) north-northwest of the airport.[5]
Passenger Statistics
editAlthough Nicoya Airport serves the main city in the Nicoya Peninsula, there are no scheduled domestic or international service to the airport.
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 |
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| Passengers | 129 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 131 | 98 | 96 | T.B.A. |
| Growth (%) |  56.86% |
13.18% |
1.79% |
3.64% |
 23.58% |
25.19% |
2.04% |
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]) | ||||||||
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Passengers | N.D. | N.D. | 30 | 172 | 190 | 144 | 348 | 299 |
| Growth (%) | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | 473.33% |
10.47% |
24.21% |
141.67% |
14.08%
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| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[12] 2006,[13] and 2007,[14]) | ||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ AIP of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b DGAC 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Miguel Angel Castillo Zumbado Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Nicoya Guanacaste Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Liberia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ DGAC 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oficina de Planificación, Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Costa Rica
- ^ DGAC 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine