Tambor Airport

Tambor Airport (IATA: TMU, ICAO: MRTR) is an airport serving Tambor, Costa Rica. The airport also serves tourist destinations like Mal Pais, Santa Teresa, Montezuma, and the Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve.

Tambor Airport
IATA: TMU ICAO: MRTR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	DGAC
Location	Tambor, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL	33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	9°44′22″N 85°01′00″W
Map
TMU Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 830 2,723 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 19,382 Passenger change 13–14 20.2%
Source: AIP[1] DGAC[2] GCM[3] SkyVector[4]

Tambor airport is the sixth-busiest airport in Costa Rica, and the fourth busiest domestic-only after Puerto Jiménez, Quepos and Tamarindo airports. The airport is owned and managed by Costa Rica'a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aerobell Airlines	San José–Tobías Bolaños
Costa Rica Green Airways	San José–Juan Santamaría
Sansa Airlines	San José–Juan Santamaría

Passenger statistics

These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to DGAC's Statistical Yearbooks.

Year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Passengers	30,742	27,341	26,668	29,820	29,014	24,298	19,382	T.B.A.
Growth (%)	3.27%	11.06%	2.46%	11.82%	2.70%	16.25%	20.23%	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
Passengers	19,964	21,372	20,538	21,338	23,539	27,366	29,698	31,782
Growth (%)	N.A.	7.05%	3.90%	3.90%	10.31%	16.26%	8.52%	7.02%
Source: Costa Rica's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC). Statistical Yearbooks (Years 2000–2005,[11] 2006,[12] and 2007,[13])

See also

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

References

1. Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of Costa Rica, Section III (Airstrips) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
2. DGAC Yearbook 2014 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
3. Airport information for Tambor Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
4. "Tambor Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
5. DGAC Yearbook 2008 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
6. " " 2009 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
7. " " 2010 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
8. " " 2011 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
9. " " 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
10. " " 2013 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
11. Oficina de Planificación, DGAC de Costa Rica
12. DGAC Yearbook 2006 Archived 2016-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
13. " " 2007 Archived 2016-01-26 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Accident history for TMU at Aviation Safety Network
• OurAirports - Tambor Airport
• Tambor Domestic Airport