Islita Airport (IATA: PBP, ICAO: MRIA) is an airport that serves the communities of Punta Islita in the Nandayure Canton of Costa Rica. The airport is at the village of Corozalito, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Punta Islita. It is the main access to a series of secluded beaches in southern Nicoya Peninsula.
Islita Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | Punta Islita, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Location | Corozalito | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°51′25″N 85°22′15″W / 9.85694°N 85.37083°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Punta Islita Airport | ||||||||||
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The airport is owned by a private administrator and currently has four weekly scheduled flights from San José and Nosara.
On December 31, 2017, a plane operated by Nature Air crashed shortly after takeoff from Punta Islita.
Airlines and destinations
editThere are currently no scheduled operations at the airport.
Charter services
editPassenger 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 | 3,886 | 2,029 | 2,156 | 2,152 | 1,864 | 1,829 | 2,766 | T.B.A. |
| Growth (%) |  22.25% |
47.79% |
 6.26% |
0.19% |
13.38% |
1.88% |
51.23% |
T.B.A. |
| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2008,[6][7][8] 2011,[9] 2012,[10] 2013,[11] and 2014[1]) | ||||||||
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Passengers | 1,550 | 1,778 | 2,130 | 3,393 | 4,766 | 3,804 | 3,376 | 4,998 |
| Growth (%) | N.A. | 14.71% |
19.80% |
59.30% |
40.47% |
20.18% |
11.25% |
48.05%
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b DGAC Yearbook 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airport information for Islita Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Punta Islita
- ^ "Islita/ Nandayure Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2009 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine,
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2010 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
