Tobías Bolaños International Airport
Airport in San José, Costa Rica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tobías Bolaños International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Tobías Bolaños) (IATA: SYQ, ICAO: MRPV) is one of four international airports in Costa Rica, and the secondary airport serving the city of San José, after Juan Santamaría International Airport. 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).
Tobías Bolaños International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Tobías Bolaños | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Dirección General de Aviación Civil | ||||||||||
Serves | San José, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
Location | San José, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,287 ft / 1,002 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 9°57′26″N 84°08′22″W | ||||||||||
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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 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.