Puerto Jiménez Airport
Puerto Jiménez Airport | |||||||||||
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IATA: PJM – ICAO: MRPJ | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Puerto Jiménez | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2 m / 7 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 08°32′08″N 083°18′04″W / 8.53556°N 83.30111°WCoordinates: 08°32′08″N 083°18′04″W / 8.53556°N 83.30111°W | ||||||||||
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Puerto Jiménez Airport (IATA: PJM, ICAO: MRPJ) is an airport that serves Puerto Jiménez, the second district of Golfito Canton in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Given the distance between Puerto Jiménez and the capital city of San José, the airport is the first choice for tourists traveling to Corcovado National Park and Golfo Dulce.
As of 2014, Puerto Jiménez Airport is the third busiest airport in Costa Rica by passenger traffic and the busiest domestic-only airport. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Scheduled service
Airlines | Destinations |
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Nature Air | Drake Bay, San José |
Sansa | Drake Bay, 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 |
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Passengers | 32,083 | 27,374 | 28,084 | 27,152 | 27,488 | 26,608 | 35,745 | T.B.A. |
Growth (%) | 4.65% | 14.68% | 2.59% | 3.32% | 1.24% | 3.20% | 34.34% | 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 |
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Passengers | 8,166 | 16,374 | 14,404 | 19,646 | 27,086 | 24,191 | 23,028 | 33,646 |
Growth (%) | N.A. | 100.51% | 12.01% | 36.39% | 37.87% | 10.69% | 4.81% | 46.11% |
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[9] 2006,[10] and 2007,[11]) |
References
- ↑ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips)
- 1 2 DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2014
- ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2008
- ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2009
- ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2010
- ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2011
- ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2012
- ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2013
- ↑ Oficina de Planificación, Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Costa Rica
- ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2006
- ↑ DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2007
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