San Isidro de El General Airport
| San Isidro de El General Airport Pérez Zeledón Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: MRSI | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Dirección General de Aviación Civil | ||||||||||
| Location | San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 640 m / 2,100 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°20′55″N 83°42′45″W / 9.34861°N 83.71250°WCoordinates: 9°20′55″N 83°42′45″W / 9.34861°N 83.71250°W | ||||||||||
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  MRSI Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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San Isidro de El General Airport (ICAO: MRSI) is an airport that serves the city of San Isidro de El General and Pérez Zeledón county, Costa Rica. The airport is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of downtown San Isidro.
The airport is a public airstrip managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation. This airstrip has no facilities, but the location is very convenient from San Isidro downtown, with both bus service and taxi cabs available during flight hours. The airstrip is accessible via the Inter-American Highway exiting at Brasília (south) or Costa Rica Highway 32 exiting at El Hoyón (west) neighborhoods.
During late 2015, the domestic airline SANSA announced that there will be a scheduled service between San Isidro de El General Airport and San José.
See also
Costa Rica portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Costa Rica
- List of airports in Costa Rica
Scheduled service
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Sansa | San José |
Several air charter companies serve San Isidro:
- Alfa Romeo Air Taxi (Puerto Jimenez, Golfito, Coto 47, and the southern Pacific region)
- Macaw Air (Liberia, Tamarindo, Nosara, Carrillo and the northwest Pacific region)
For San Jose, Jaco, Quepos, and the Atlantic region:
- Aerobell
- TACSA and ATASA
- Aerotour
- Aerodiva Huey Helicopter Service
Passenger Statistics
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 | 651 | 261 | 346 | 86 | 104 | 201 | 313 | T.B.A. |
| Growth (%) |  98.48% |  59.91% | 32.57% | 75.11% | 20.93% | 93.27% | 55.72% | 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[2]) | ||||||||
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Passengers | 436 | 388 | 190 | 162 | 145 | 151 | 359 | 328 |
| Growth (%) | N.A. | 11.01% | 51.03% | 14.74% | 10.49% | 4.14% | 137.75% | 8.64% |
| Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000-2005,[11] 2006,[12] and 2007,[13]) | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips)
- 1 2 DGAC Yearbook 2014
- ↑ Google Maps San Isidro
- ↑ Airport information for MRSI at Great Circle Mapper.
- ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2008
- ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2009
- ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2010
- ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2011
- ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2012
- ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2013
- ↑ Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
- ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2006
- ↑ DGAC Yearbook 2007
External links
- Accident history for MRSI at Aviation Safety Network
- Alfa Romeo Air Taxi
- Macaw Air
- Aerobell
- TACSA (Pavas Airport) & ATASA (Juan Santamaria Int'l Airport)
- Aerotour
- Aerodiva Huey Helicopter Service