Nosara Airport is an airport serving Nosara, a village in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The airport is approximately 15 minutes from the beaches of Nosara, the main tourist attraction in the area. The airport is owned and administered by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
Nosara Airport receives only domestic flights, but has daily scheduled service from the Costa Rican capital, San José.
The airport is inland from the Pacific coast. The runway length includes a displaced threshold on Runway 04. There is nearby low mountainous terrain north of the airport, and also east through south.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger Statistics These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the DGAC Statistical Yearbooks. Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Passengers 6,284 7,392 7,420 7,417 6,513 6,679 7,350 T.B.A. Growth (%) 30.61% 17.63% 0.38% 0.04% 12.19% 2.55% 10.05% T.B.A. Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks(Years 2008,DGAC Yearbooks 2008 2009,DGAC Yearbooks 2009 2010,DGAC Yearbooks 2010 2011,DGAC Yearbooks 2011 2012,DGAC Yearbooks 2012 2013,DGAC Yearbooks 2013 and 2014)
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Passengers 2,214 3,672 4,754 5,686 6,195 7,095 7,639 9,056 Growth (%) N.A. 65.85% 29.47% 19.60% 8.65% 14.53% 7.67% 18.55% Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks(Years 2000-2005,Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica 2006,DGAC Yearbooks 2006 and 2007,DGAC Yearbooks 2007 )
See also Transport in Costa Rica List of airports in Costa Rica
References
External links OurAirports - Nosara