La Fortuna Arenal Airport

Arenal Airport (IATA: FON, ICAO: MRAN) is an airport serving La Fortuna, a district in San Carlos Canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. The airport is named after the Arenal Volcano, one of the major tourist attractions in the country.

Arenal Airport is a private-managed airstrip, currently served by daily flights from Quepos and the capital city, San José. Located in the countryside 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of La Fortuna, it can be reached by Route 141.

Facilities

The airport has an 800 metres (2,600 ft) asphalt runway commonly served by small aircraft like Cessna 208 Caravan and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. Approach to Runway 24 crosses over a hangar at the beginning of the runway.

The Fiora non-directional beacon (Ident: FIO) is located 10.1 nautical miles (19 km) east of the airport. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 37.9 nautical miles (70 km) southeast of Arenal Airport.

Airlines and destinations

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.

See also

• Costa Rica portal
• Aviation portal
• Transport in Costa Rica
• List of airports in Costa Rica

References

External links

• OpenStreetMap - La Fortuna Airport
• Accident history for Fortuna Airport at Aviation Safety Network
• OurAirports - Arenal Airport
• Destination: La Fortuna Nature Air flight information
• Destination: La Fortuna Sansa Airlines flight information
• Facebook Page of Arenal Airport