AviatDataCobano Airport ACO / MRAF
Cóbano, Puntarenas · Costa Rica · Privately owned and operated (investor group led by Adventure Flights and Costa Rica Green Airways); approved for public use by DGAC Costa Rica
0pax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATAMRAF / ACO
OperatorPrivately owned and operated (investor group led by Adventure Flights and Costa Rica Green Airways); approved for public use by DGAC Costa Rica
Coordinates9.6923°N, 85.0965°W
Elevation495 ft · 151 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceMRAF — AIP Costa Rica / DGAC Costa Rica
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only; no control tower (unattended small aerodrome, no runway lighting yet — night lighting is a stated future project). Approved for public use by DGAC since Aug 2023, but no published 24h schedule or curfew data — treat as sunrise-to-sunset scheduled-flight window only, unconfirmed beyond that.
TerminalsSmall single building with café (La Glida), craft/gift shop (Ave del Paraiso), and car-rental (Budget) desk, plus office/hangar space for local tour operators (gyrocopter tours, skydiving); no jet bridges, no dedicated cargo terminal.
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 995 m / 3,264 ft · 18 m wide · Asphalt (bituminous surface treatment / chip-seal, paved 2023, replacing the former dirt/gyrocopter strip)
Airport contact
Domestic gateway to the Nicoya Peninsula surf-resort belt (Santa Teresa, Malpais, Montezuma); the paved Cobano aerodrome (runway 07/25) opened August 2023, replacing the old dirt/gyrocopter strip, and is served by SANSA and Costa Rica Green Airways domestic flights from San Jose and Liberia. Minimal infrastructure: no tower, no customs/immigration, no confirmed fuel sales, and annual passenger totals are not publicly disclosed — verify fuel and exact operating hours directly with the airport before flight planning.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Unconfirmed · 2 providers
SANSA (Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A.)
SANSA flies scheduled Cessna Grand Caravan service to Cobano from Liberia and San Jose using its own aircraft and crew; no independent FBO or third-party ground handler is listed at Cobano Airport (Business Air News handbook and OurAirports both show no FBO/handler entries for ACO), consistent with SANSA self-handling its own turns here, as it does at other small Costa Rican domestic strips.
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Costa Rica Green Airways
Costa Rica Green Airways runs up to six daily flights to Cobano from San Jose using its own aircraft and crew; no independent FBO or third-party ground handler is listed at Cobano Airport, consistent with the carrier self-handling its own turns here.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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