Nicoya Airport is an airport serving the city of Nicoya in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
The asphalt runway is long, and has very basic facilities to receive small airplanes and passengers. There are nearby hills south and west of the runway.
The Liberia VOR-DME (Ident: LIB) is located north-northwest of the airport.
Passenger Statistics Although Nicoya Airport serves the main city in the Nicoya Peninsula, there are no scheduled domestic or international service to the 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Passengers 129 112 110 106 131 98 96 T.B.A. Growth (%) 56.86% 13.18% 1.79% 3.64% 23.58% 25.19% 2.04% T.B.A. Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks(Years 2008,DGAC 2008 2009,DGAC 2009 2010,DGAC 2010 2011,DGAC 2011 2012,DGAC 2012 2013,DGAC 2013 and 2014DGAC 2014 )
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Passengers N.D. N.D. 30 172 190 144 348 299 Growth (%) N.D. N.D. N.D. 473.33% 10.47% 24.21% 141.67% 14.08% Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks(Years 2000-2005,Oficina de Planificación, Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Costa Rica 2006,DGAC 2006 and 2007,DGAC 2007 )
See also
Transport in Costa Rica List of airports in Costa Rica
References
External links OpenStreetMap - Nicoya OurAirports - Nicoya Guanacaste Airport
Accident history for Nicoya-Guanacaste Airport at Aviation Safety Network