Tortuguero Airport

Barra de Tortuguero Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDGAC
ServesTortuguero, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates10°34′10″N 83°30′55″W / 10.56944°N 83.51528°W / 10.56944; -83.51528
Map
TTQ is located in Costa Rica
TTQ
TTQ
Location in Costa Rica
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 900 2,953 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Passengers11,577
Passenger change 13–14Increase80.8%
Source: AIP[1] DGAC[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4]

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

AirlinesDestinations
Aerobell Airlines San José–Tobías Bolaños
Sansa Airlines San José–Juan Santamaría

Passenger statistics

Annual passenger traffic at TTQ airport. See Wikidata query.

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
Passengers 11,523 7,487 7,613 6,767 5,630 6,404 11,577 T.B.A.
Growth (%) Decrease 10.70% Decrease 35.03% Increase 1.68% Decrease 11.11% Decrease 16.80% Increase 13.75% Increase 80.78% T.B.A.
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
Passengers 4,694 6,488 7,824 13,381 12,506 12,133 11,048 12,904
Growth (%) N.A. Increase 38.22% Increase 20.59% Increase 71.03% Decrease 6.54% Decrease 2.98% Decrease 8.94% Increase 16.80%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks
(Years 2000-2005,[11] 2006,[12] and 2007,[13])

See also

References

  1. ^ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b DGAC. Anuario Estadístico del Transporte Aéreo, 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Airport information for TTQ at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ "Barra Del Tortuguero Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ^ DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ " " 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ " " 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ " " 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ " " 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ " " 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
  12. ^ DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ " " 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine


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