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La Fortuna Arenal Airport |
Arenal Airport (IATA: FON, ICAO: MRAN) is an airport serving 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 Quepos and the capital city, San José.
Located in the countryside 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of La Fortuna, it can be reached by Route 141.
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Arenal Airport |
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Private |
| Serves |
La Fortuna, Costa Rica |
| Elevation AMSL |
342 ft / 104 m |
| Coordinates |
10°28′10″N
84°34′44″W |
| Map |
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Location in Costa Rica
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| m |
ft |
| 06/24 |
800 |
2,625 |
Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2017) |
| Passengers |
13,186 |
| Passenger change 16–17 |
+51.2% |
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Source: AIP GCM SkyVector Google Maps |
Facilities
The airport has an 800 metres (2,600 ft) asphalt runway commonly served by small aircraft like Cessna 208 Caravan
and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. Approach to Runway 24 crosses over a hangar at the beginning of the runway.
The Fiora non-directional beacon (Ident: FIO) is located 10.1 nautical miles (19 km) east of the airport.
The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 37.9 nautical miles (70 km) southeast of Arenal Airport.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Aerobell Airlines |
San José–Tobías Bolaños |
| Sansa Airlines |
Liberia, San José–Juan Santamaría, Tortuguero |
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 |
Passengers |
Growth (%) |
| 2000 |
N.D. |
N.D. |
| 2001 |
N.D. |
N.D. |
| 2002 |
N.D. |
N.D. |
| 2003 |
37 |
N.D. |
| 2004 |
N.D. |
N.D. |
| 2005 |
10 |
N.D. |
| 2006 |
83 |
+730.00% |
| 2007 |
7,149 |
+8,513.25% |
| 2008 |
7,403 |
+3.55% |
| 2009 |
6,078 |
-17.90% |
| 2010 |
5,815 |
-4.33% |
| 2011 |
4,726 |
-18.73% |
| 2012 |
3,250 |
-31.23% |
| 2013 |
5,842 |
+79.75% |
| 2014 |
6,596 |
+12.91% |
| 2015 |
5,440 |
-17.53% |
| 2016 |
8,723 |
+60.35% |
| 2017 |
13,186 |
+51.16% |
| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017) |
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