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Nosara Airport

Coordinates: 9°58′35″N 85°39′10″W / 9.97639°N 85.65278°W / 9.97639; -85.65278
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Nosara Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGAC
ServesNosara, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates9°58′35″N 85°39′10″W / 9.97639°N 85.65278°W / 9.97639; -85.65278
Map
NOB is located in Costa Rica
NOB
NOB
Location in Costa Rica
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers[1]7350
Passenger change 13–14Increase10.1%
Source: AIP[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4]

Nosara Airport (IATA: NOB, ICAO: MRNS) 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 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) inland from the Pacific coast. The runway length includes a 125 metres (410 ft) displaced threshold on Runway 04. There is nearby low mountainous terrain north of the airport, and also east through south.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Sansa Airlines Liberia, San José–Juan Santamaría

Passenger Statistics

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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 (%) Decrease 30.61% Increase 17.63% Increase 0.38% Decrease 0.04% Decrease 12.19% Increase 2.55% Increase 10.05% T.B.A.
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2008,[5] 2009,[6] 2010,[7] 2011,[8] 2012,[9] 2013,[10] and 2014[1])
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. Increase 65.85% Increase 29.47% Increase 19.60% Increase 8.65% Increase 14.53% Increase 7.67% Increase 18.55%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[11] 2006,[12] and 2007,[13])

See also

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