Quepos La Managua Airport
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| name = La Managua Airport
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| IATA = XQP
| ICAO = MRQP
| type = Public
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| operator = DGAC
| city-served = Quepos, Costa Rica
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| elevation-f = 85
| coordinates = {{coord|9|26|35|N|84|07|48|W|region:CR|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_label = XQP
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Costa Rica
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| r1-number = 04/22
| r1-length-m = 1340
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2017
| stat1-header = Passengers{{cite web|url=http://www.dgac.go.cr/transparencia/resumenes-estadisticos-y-anuarios/|title=Anuario Estadístico 2017|publisher=DGAC|access-date=October 20, 2018}}
| stat1-data = 35,752
| stat2-header = Passenger change 16–17
| stat2-data = {{increase}}5.2%
| footnotes = Source: AIP{{cite web|url=http://www.dgac.go.cr/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/PART-3-AERODROME-TIL-24MAY18-con-clave.pdf|title=Costa Rican AIP 2014|publisher=DGAC|access-date=October 20, 2018}} GCM{{GCM|XQP|La Managua}} SkyVector{{cite web |title=La Managua-Quepos Airport |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/MRQP/La-Managua-Airport |website=SkyVector |access-date=21 October 2018}}
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La Managua Airport {{airport codes|XQP|MRQP}} is an airport approximately {{Convert|3|km|0}} east of the Pacific coastal city of Quepos, Costa Rica, serving this city as well as the Manuel Antonio National Park and other tourist attractions in the central part of Puntarenas Province. The airport is named for the La Managua barrio where it is located. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
Airlines and destinations
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| Aerobell Airlines | San José–Tobías Bolaños
| Costa Rica Green Airways | San José–Juan Santamaría
| Sansa Airlines | San José–Juan Santamaría
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Passenger statistics
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La Managua Airport is the fourth-busiest in the country by passenger traffic and the second-busiest domestic-only airport after Puerto Jiménez 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.
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!style="background:#3830AE;color:white"| Year !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2000 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2001 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2002 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2003 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2004 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2005 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:65px"| 2006 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:65px"| 2007 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2008 !style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2009 | ||||||||||
Passengers | 27,562 | 28,554 | 25,608 | 24,829 | 38,240 | 39,773 | 49,349 | 56,020 | 51,992 | 43,228 |
Growth (%) | N.A. | {{increase}} 3.60% | {{decrease}} 10.32% | {{decrease}} 3.04% | {{increase}} 54.01% | {{increase}} 4.01% | {{increase}} 24.08% | {{increase}} 13.52% | {{decrease}} 7.19% | {{decrease}} 16.86% |
colspan="11" style="text-align:left;"| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica 2006,[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202006.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125235808/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202006.pdf |date=2016-01-25 }} 2007,[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202007.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126004648/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202007.pdf |date=2016-01-26 }} 2008,[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202008.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2008] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112943/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202008.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} and 2009[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202009.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125200823/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202009.pdf |date=2016-01-25 }} ) |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://ourairports.com/airports/MRQP/pilot-info.html#general OurAirports - Quepos La Managua Airport]
- {{ASN|XQP}}
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Category:Airports in Costa Rica
Category:Buildings and structures in Puntarenas Province
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