La Managua Airport is an airport approximately east of the Pacific coastal city of Quepos, Costa Rica, serving this city as well as the Manuel Antonio National Park and other tourist attractions in the central part of Puntarenas Province. The airport is named for the La Managua barrio where it is located. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
Airlines and destinations
Passenger statistics
La Managua Airport is the fourth-busiest in the country by passenger traffic and the second-busiest domestic-only airport after Puerto Jiménez 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 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Passengers 36,292 30,588 27,550 22,892 32,717 29,872 33,999 35,752 Growth (%) 16.05% 15.72% 9.93% 16.91% 42.92% 8.70% 13.82% 5.16% Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks(Years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017)
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Passengers 27,562 28,554 25,608 24,829 38,240 39,773 49,349 56,020 51,992 43,228 Growth (%) N.A. 3.60% 10.32% 3.04% 54.01% 4.01% 24.08% 13.52% 7.19% 16.86% Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks(Years 2000-2005,Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica 2006,DGAC Yearbook 2006 2007,DGAC Yearbook 2007 2008,DGAC Yearbook 2008 and 2009DGAC Yearbook 2009 )
See also Transport in Costa Rica List of airports in Costa Rica
References
External links OurAirports - Quepos La Managua Airport Accident history for XQP at Aviation Safety Network