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Tobías Bolaños International Airport

{{Infobox airport

| name = Tobías Bolaños International Airport

| nativename = Aeropuerto Internacional Tobías Bolaños

| nativename-a =

| nativename-r =

| image = CRI Tobias Bolaños Airport 04 2010 5457.JPG

| image-width = 250

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| IATA = SYQ

| ICAO = MRPV

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator = Dirección General de Aviación Civil

| city-served = San José, Costa Rica

| location = San José, Costa Rica

| elevation-f = 3287

| coordinates = {{coord|9|57|26|N|84|08|22|W|region:CR|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Costa Rica

| pushpin_label = SYQ

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Costa Rica

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| metric-elev =

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 10/28

| r1-length-m = 1620

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| stat-year = 2017

| stat1-header = Passengers[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202014.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091959/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202014.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}

| stat1-data = 32,164

| stat2-header = Passenger change 13–14

| stat2-data = {{increase}}27.2%

| footnotes = Source: AIP[http://www.dgac.go.cr/aeronautica/ais/aip/ingles/AD%20AMDT%20REG%2018%202014%20EV%20con%20clave.pdf Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113105/http://www.dgac.go.cr/aeronautica/ais/aip/ingles/AD%20AMDT%20REG%2018%202014%20EV%20con%20clave.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} GCM{{GCM|SYQ|Tobías Bolaños International Airport}} SkyVector{{cite web |title=San Jose-Tobias Bolano Airport |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/MRPV/San-Jose-Tobias-Bolano-Airport |website=SkyVector |accessdate=25 March 2019}}

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Tobías Bolaños International Airport ({{langx|es|Aeropuerto Internacional Tobías Bolaños}}) {{airport codes|SYQ|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).

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

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|Aerobell Airlines | Drake Bay, La Fortuna, Puerto Jiménez, Quepos, Tamarindo, Tambor, Tortuguero

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Aviation schools

There are eight flight schools operating out of Tobías Bolaños International Airport. Some offer additional aviation courses such as cabin crew training and dispatcher training. 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

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These data show number of passenger 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"| 2010

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2011

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2012

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2013

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2014

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2015

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2016

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 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%
colspan="9" style="text-align:left;"| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2010,[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202010.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074448/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202010.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} 2011,[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202011.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065647/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202011.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} 2012,[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202012.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092204/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202012.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} 2013,[http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202013.pdf DGAC Yearbook 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092035/http://www.dgac.go.cr/acercadgac/transparencia/plani/anuarios/ANUARIO%202013.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} and 2014)

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!style="background:#3830AE;color:white"| Year

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:50px"| 2000

!style="background:#3830AE;color:white; width:55px"| 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

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%
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

  • {{ASN|SYQ|San José-Tobias Bolanos International Airport}}
  • [http://www.dgac.go.cr/ Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Costa Rica] Costa Rican Aviation Authority
  • [http://www.natureair.com Nature Air]
  • [https://www.aerobell.com Aerobell Airlines]

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