La Fortuna Arenal Airport

Arenal Airport
IATA: FON – ICAO: MRAN
Summary
Airport type Private
Serves La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL 115 m / 377 ft
Coordinates 10°28′10″N 84°34′44″W / 10.46944°N 84.57889°W / 10.46944; -84.57889Coordinates: 10°28′10″N 84°34′44″W / 10.46944°N 84.57889°W / 10.46944; -84.57889
Map
MRAN

Location in Costa Rica

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 800 2,625 gravel
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 6,596
Passenger change 13–14 Increase12.9%

Arenal Airport (IATA: FON, ICAO: MRAN) is an airport that serves 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.

Arenal Airport is a private-managed airstrip, currently served by daily flights from the capital city, San José and Quepos. Located around 2 km east of La Fortuna, Arenal Airport can be reached by the country's Route 141.

The airport currently presents a gravel runway with 800 meters in length and 10 meters width, commonly served by small aircraft like Cessna 208 Caravan and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter.

Scheduled Services

AirlinesDestinations
Nature Air San José, Quepos
Sansa San José

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 7,403 6,078 5,815 4,726 3,250 5,842 6,596 T.B.A.
Growth (%) Increase 3.55% Decrease 17.90% Decrease 4.33% Decrease 18.73% Decrease 31.23% Increase 79.75% Increase 12.91% T.B.A.
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2008,[3] 2009,[4] 2010,[5] 2011,[6] 2012,[7] 2013,[8] and 2014[2])
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Passengers N.D. N.D. N.D. 37 N.D. 10 83 7,149
Growth (%) N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. Increase 730.00% Increase 8,513.25%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[9] 2006,[10] and 2007,[11])

References

  1. ↑ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips)
  2. 1 2 DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2014
  3. ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2008
  4. ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2009
  5. ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2010
  6. ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2011
  7. ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2012
  8. ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2013
  9. ↑ Oficina de Planificación, Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Costa Rica
  10. ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2006
  11. ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2007

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