Summary
Arenal Airport (IATA: FON, ICAO: MRAN) is an airport serving La Fortuna, a district in San Carlos Canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. The airport is named after the Arenal Volcano, one of the major tourist attractions in the country.
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Serves | La Fortuna, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 342 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°28′10″N 84°34′44″W / 10.46944°N 84.57889°W | ||||||||||
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Arenal Airport is a private-managed airstrip, currently served by daily flights from Quepos and the capital city, San José. Located in the countryside 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of La Fortuna, it can be reached by Route 141.
Facilities edit
The airport has an 800 metres (2,600 ft) asphalt runway commonly served by small aircraft like Cessna 208 Caravan and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. Approach to Runway 24 crosses over a hangar at the beginning of the runway.
The Fiora non-directional beacon (Ident: FIO) is located 10.1 nautical miles (19 km) east of the airport. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 37.9 nautical miles (70 km) southeast of Arenal Airport.[6][7]
Airlines and destinations edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerobell Airlines | San José–Tobías Bolaños |
| Sansa Airlines | Liberia, San José–Juan Santamaría, Tortuguero |
Passenger statistics edit
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 |
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| Passengers | 5,815 | 4,726 | 3,250 | 5,842 | 6,596 | 5,440 | 8,723 | 13,186 |
| Growth (%) |  4.33% |
18.73% |
31.23% |
 79.75% |
12.91% |
17.53% |
60.35% |
51.16%
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| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2010,[8] 2011,[9] 2012,[10] 2013,[11] 2014,[12] 2015,[13] 2016,[14] and 2017[15]) | ||||||||
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| Passengers | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | 37 | N.D. | 10 | 83 | 7,149 | 7,403 | 6,078 |
| Growth (%) | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | 730.00% |
8,513.25% |
3.55% |
17.90%
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| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[16] 2006,[17] 2007,[18] 2008,[19] and 2009[20] ) | ||||||||||
See also edit
Costa Rica portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Costa Rica
- List of airports in Costa Rica
References edit
- ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2017". DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Costa Rican AIP 2014" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ Airport information for Arenal Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Arenal Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Arenal Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "El Coco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Fiora NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2010" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2011" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2012" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2013" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2014" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2015" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2016" (PDF). DGAC. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ "Resumen Estadístico 2017" (PDF). DGAC. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- OpenStreetMap - La Fortuna Airport
- Accident history for Fortuna Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- OurAirports - Arenal Airport
- Destination: La Fortuna Nature Air flight information
- Destination: La Fortuna Sansa Airlines flight information
- Facebook Page of Arenal Airport