Golfito Airport is an airport serving
Golfito
Golfito is a district and port town of the Golfito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica, located on the southern Pacific Coast, near the border of Panama.
Toponymy
Literally translated as 'little gulf'.
Geography
Golfito has an ...
, a port town on the northwest end of Golfito Bay, an inlet off the
Gulf of Dulce in the
Puntarenas Province
Puntarenas () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces ...
of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
. The airport is owned and managed by the country's
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
The airport is in a narrow valley running inland from the bay, with high terrain on both sides of the runway, and high terrain immediately off the northwest end.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger Statistics
Golfito Airport is eighth-busiest in the country by passenger traffic. These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica
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Contemporary
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's Statistical Yearbooks.
See also
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Transport in Costa Rica
There are many modes of transport in Costa Rica but the country's infrastructure has suffered from a lack of maintenance and new investment. There is an extensive road system of more than 30,000 kilometers, although much of it is in disrepair; this ...
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List of airports in Costa Rica
This is a list of airports in Costa Rica, sorted by location.
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the ...
References
External links
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Airports in Costa Rica
Buildings and structures in Puntarenas Province
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