Tobías Bolaños International Airport () is one of four international airports in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
, and the secondary airport serving the city of
San José, after
Juan Santamaría International Airport
Juan Santamaría International Airport () is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in Alajuela Province, northwest of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan ...
. 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
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...
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
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
( ) is a Latin term meaning "from the beginning" and is derived from the Latin ("from") + , ablative singular of ("beginning").
Etymology
, from Latin, literally "from the beginning", from ablative case of "entrance", "beginning", related t ...
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
These data show number of passenger movements into the airport, according to the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Costa Rica
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (, DGAC), is the civil aviation authority of Costa Rica. It oversees all aspects of civil aviation operations and infrastructure within the country. The body was created by law on 26 October 1949. Its he ...
'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; th ...
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List of airports in Costa Rica
This is a list of airports in Costa Rica, sorted by location.
Airports
See also
* Transport in Costa Rica
* List of airports by ICAO code: M#MR - Costa Rica
* Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Cos ...
References
External links
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Dirección General de Aviación Civil de Costa RicaCosta Rican Aviation Authority
Nature AirAerobell Airlines
Airports in Costa Rica
Buildings and structures in San José Province
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