Puerto Jiménez Airport
Airport in Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
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Puerto Jiménez Airport (IATA: PJM, ICAO: MRPJ) is an airport serving Puerto Jiménez, a Gulf of Dulce coastal town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. The airport is just east of the town. It is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | DGAC | ||||||||||
| Location | Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 8°32′10″N 83°18′05″W | ||||||||||
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  PJM Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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| Source: AIP[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4] | |||||||||||
Given the distance between Puerto Jiménez and the capital city of San José, the airport is the first choice for tourists traveling to Corcovado National Park and Golfo Dulce.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerobell Airlines | San José–Tobías Bolaños |
| Sansa Airlines | Drake Bay, San José–Juan Santamaría |
Passenger Statistics
As of 2014, Puerto Jiménez Airport is the third-busiest airport in Costa Rica by passenger traffic and the busiest domestic-only 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 | 32,083 | 27,374 | 28,084 | 27,152 | 27,488 | 26,608 | 35,745 | T.B.A. |
| Growth (%) |  4.65% | 14.68% |  2.59% | 3.32% | 1.24% | 3.20% | 34.34% | 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[1]) | ||||||||
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Passengers | 8,166 | 16,374 | 14,404 | 19,646 | 27,086 | 24,191 | 23,028 | 33,646 |
| Growth (%) | N.A. | 100.51% | 12.01% | 36.39% | 37.87% | 10.69% | 4.81% | 46.11% |
| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[11] 2006,[12] and 2007,[13]) | ||||||||
