Barra de Tortuguero Airport (IATA: TTQ, ICAO: MRBT), is an airport serving Tortuguero village and Tortuguero National Park in Pococí Canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica. The runway lies on a narrow strip between the Tortuguero River and the Caribbean shoreline, 3 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Tortuguero village.
Tortuguero Airport is managed by Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation. In 2014, the airport registered 11,577 passengers.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aerobell Airlines | San José–Tobías Bolaños |
Sansa Airlines | San José–Juan Santamaría |
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 |
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Passengers | 11,523 | 7,487 | 7,613 | 6,767 | 5,630 | 6,404 | 11,577 | T.B.A. |
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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[2]) |
Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Passengers | 4,694 | 6,488 | 7,824 | 13,381 | 12,506 | 12,133 | 11,048 | 12,904 |
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Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[11] 2006,[12] and 2007,[13]) |
See also
References
- ^ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airport information for TTQ at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Barra Del Tortuguero Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ " " 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ " " 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ " " 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ " " 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ " " 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
- ^ DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ " " 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
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