Tobías Bolaños International Airport

Tobías Bolaños International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Tobías Bolaños) (IATA: SYQ, ICAO: MRPV) is one of four international airports in Costa Rica, and the secondary airport serving the city of San José, after Juan Santamaría International Airport. It is located in downtown San José, in Pavas District, San José Canton. The airport is named for Costa Rican pilot Tobias Bolaños Palma (1892-1953).

Tobías Bolaños International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Tobías Bolaños
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDirección General de Aviación Civil
ServesSan José, Costa Rica
LocationSan José, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL3,287 ft / 1,002 m
Coordinates9°57′26″N 84°08′22″W
Map
SYQ is located in Costa Rica
SYQ
SYQ
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,620 5,315 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers[1]32,164
Passenger change 13–14Increase27.2%
Source: AIP[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4]

The airport has one runway (1566mx23m). It lies at an elevation of 1002 meters AMSL. The airport has no instrument approach procedures and can only accept VFR flights.

This airport is the main base for general aviation in the country, as well as most private flight operations, charter flights, tourism, and aviation schools. Several companies offer charter services from this airport: Aerobell, CarmonAir, Prestige Wings,Taxiaereo among others.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aerobell Airlines Drake Bay, La Fortuna, Puerto Jiménez, Quepos, Tamarindo, Tambor, Tortuguero

Aviation schools

There are 8 flight schools operating out of Tobías Bolaños International Airport. Some offer additional aviation courses such as cabin crew training, dispatcher training among others. They have varying fleets of single and multi-engine aircraft for Ab initio pilot training.

  • AENSA - Academia de Ensenanza Aeronautica
  • Aerobell Flight School
  • Aeroformacion
  • Aerotica
  • CPEA - Centro Profesional de Enseñanza Aeronáutica
  • ECDEA - Escuela Costarricense de Aviacion (Part of CarmonAir and Costa Rica Green Airways)
  • IACA - Instituto Aeronautico Centroamericano
  • IFA - Instituto de Formacion Aeronautica

Passenger statistics
Annual passenger traffic at SYQ airport. See Wikidata query.

These data show number of passenger 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
Passengers101,57393,04884,19489,73718,53115,75425,29332,164
Growth (%)Decrease 2.65%Decrease 8.39%Decrease 9.52%Increase 6.58%Decrease 79.35%Decrease 14.99%Increase 60.55%Increase 27.17%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2010,[5] 2011,[6] 2012,[7] 2013,[8] and 2014[1])
Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Passengers15,59839,60646,32062,74585,48487,65095,356120,617128,106104,343
Growth (%)N.A.Increase 153.92%Increase 16.95%Increase 35.46%Increase 36.24%Increase 2.53%Increase 8.79%Increase 26.49%Increase 6.21%Decrease 18.55%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[9] 2006,[10] 2007,[11] 2008,[12] and 2009[13])

See also

References
  1. DGAC Yearbook 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Airport information for Tobías Bolaños International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. "San Jose-Tobias Bolano Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. DGAC Yearbook 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. DGAC Yearbook 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. DGAC Yearbook 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. DGAC Yearbook 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
  10. DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  11. DGAC Yearbook 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
  12. DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  13. DGAC Yearbook 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine


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