Nicoya Airport
Airport
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Nicoya Airport (IATA: NCT, ICAO: MRNC) is an airport serving the city of Nicoya in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Nicoya Guanacaste Airport Miguel Angel Castillo Zumbado Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | DGAC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nicoya, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 394 ft / 120 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°08′22″N 85°26′45″W | ||||||||||
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  NCT Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2014) | |||||||||||
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| Source: DGAC[1][2] SkyVector[3] Google Maps[4] | |||||||||||
The asphalt runway is 965 metres (3,166 ft) long, and has very basic facilities to receive small airplanes and passengers. There are nearby hills south and west of the runway.
The Liberia VOR-DME (Ident: LIB) is located 27.9 nautical miles (52 km) north-northwest of the airport.[5]
Passenger Statistics
Although Nicoya Airport serves the main city in the Nicoya Peninsula, there are no scheduled domestic or international service to the 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.
| Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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| Passengers | 129 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 131 | 98 | 96 | T.B.A. |
| Growth (%) |  56.86% | 13.18% | 1.79% | 3.64% |  23.58% | 25.19% | 2.04% | T.B.A. |
| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2008,[6] 2009,[7] 2010,[8] 2011,[9] 2012,[10] 2013,[11] and 2014[2]) | ||||||||
