Nicoya Airport

Nicoya Airport (IATA: NCT, ICAO: MRNC) 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.

Nicoya Guanacaste Airport

Miguel Angel Castillo Zumbado Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGAC
ServesNicoya, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL394 ft / 120 m
Coordinates10°08′22″N 85°26′45″W
Map
NCT is located in Costa Rica
NCT
NCT
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 965 3,166 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers96
Passenger change 13–14Decrease2.0%
Source: DGAC[1][2] SkyVector[3] Google Maps[4]

The asphalt runway is 965 metres (3,166 ft) 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 27.9 nautical miles (52 km) north-northwest of the airport.[5]

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
Passengers1291121101061319896T.B.A.
Growth (%)Decrease 56.86%Decrease 13.18%Decrease 1.79%Decrease 3.64%Increase 23.58%Decrease 25.19%Decrease 2.04%T.B.A.
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2008,[6] 2009,[7] 2010,[8] 2011,[9] 2012,[10] 2013,[11] and 2014[2])
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
PassengersN.D.N.D.30172190144348299
Growth (%)N.D.N.D.N.D.Increase473.33%Increase 10.47%Decrease 24.21%Increase141.67%Decrease 14.08%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[12] 2006,[13] and 2007,[14])

See also

References
  1. AIP of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. DGAC 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Miguel Angel Castillo Zumbado Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. "Nicoya Guanacaste Airport". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. "Liberia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. DGAC 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. DGAC 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. DGAC 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. DGAC 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. DGAC 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. DGAC 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Oficina de Planificación, Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Costa Rica
  13. DGAC 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  14. DGAC 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
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