San Isidro de El General Airport (IATA: IPZ, ICAO: MRSI) is an airport serving the city of San Isidro de El General and Pérez Zeledón county, Costa Rica. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of downtown San Isidro.
San Isidro de El General Airport Pérez Zeledón Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | DGAC | ||||||||||
| Location | San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,100 ft / 640 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°20′55″N 83°42′45″W / 9.34861°N 83.71250°W | ||||||||||
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The airport is a public airstrip managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). The airstrip has a terminal building constructed in 2022 but no refueling capabilities.
Airlines and destinations
editDuring late 2015, the domestic airline SANSA announced that there will be a scheduled service between San Isidro de El General Airport and San José.
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Sansa Airlines | San José–Juan Santamaría |
Passenger statistics
editThese 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 | 651 | 261 | 346 | 86 | 104 | 201 | 313 | T.B.A. |
| Growth (%) |  98.48% |
 59.91% |
32.57% |
75.11% |
20.93% |
93.27% |
55.72% |
T.B.A. |
| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2008,[3] 2009,[4] 2010,[5] 2011,[6] 2012,[7] 2013,[8] and 2014[2]) | ||||||||
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Passengers | 436 | 388 | 190 | 162 | 145 | 151 | 359 | 328 |
| Growth (%) | N.A. | 11.01% |
51.03% |
14.74% |
10.49% |
4.14% |
137.75% |
8.64%
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| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[9] 2006,[10] and 2007,[11]) | ||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b DGAC Yearbook 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine