Barra de Tortuguero Airport , 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, northwest of Tortuguero village.
Tortuguero Airport is managed by Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation. In 2014, the airport registered 11,577 passengers.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger statistics
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 Passengers 11,523 7,487 7,613 6,767 5,630 6,404 11,577 T.B.A. Growth (%) 10.70% 35.03% 1.68% 11.11% 16.80% 13.75% 80.78% T.B.A. Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks(Years 2008,DGAC Yearbook 2008 2009," " 2009 2010," " 2010 2011," " 2011 2012," " 2012 2013," " 2013 and 2014)
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Passengers 4,694 6,488 7,824 13,381 12,506 12,133 11,048 12,904 Growth (%) N.A. 38.22% 20.59% 71.03% 6.54% 2.98% 8.94% 16.80% 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 and 2007," " 2007 )
See also Transport in Costa Rica List of airports in Costa Rica
References
External links OurAirports - Barra del Tortuguero Airport Accident history for TTQ at Aviation Safety Network