Golfito Airport (IATA: GLF, ICAO: MRGF) is an airport serving Golfito, a port town on the northwest end of Golfito Bay, an inlet off the Gulf of Dulce in the Puntarenas Province of Costa Rica. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | DGAC | ||||||||||
Serves | Golfito, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 8°39′14″N 83°10′55″W | ||||||||||
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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 | Destinations |
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Sansa Airlines | Coto 47, San José–Juan Santamaría |
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's Statistical Yearbooks.
Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Passengers | 20,687 | 14,846 | 15,073 | 15,086 | 16,546 | 14,018 | 15,771 | T.B.A. |
Growth (%) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 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] DGAC Yearbook 2014) |
Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Passengers | 17,928 | 18,004 | 14,530 | 14,117 | 14,569 | 15,194 | 17,604 | 18,506 |
Growth (%) | N.A. | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[11] 2006,[12] and 2007,[13]) |
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See also: Transport in Costa Rica, DGAC |
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