AviatDataBahía Drake Airport DRK / MRDK
Bahía Drake, Puntarenas · Costa Rica · Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) Costa Rica
12kpax · 2021
Limited hours
ICAO / IATAMRDK / DRK
OperatorDirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) Costa Rica
Coordinates8.7189°N, 83.6417°W
Elevation12 ft · 4 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr11,808 (2021)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceMRDK — AIP Costa Rica / DGAC Costa Rica
Operating hoursNo control tower; unattended small regional field, daylight VFR operations only, no published curfew. SANSA (and Aerobell) scheduled flights typically operate within a roughly 07:30-16:30 local window (about three round trips/day to/from San José), weather-dependent.
TerminalsSmall terminal building with a covered waiting area, added alongside runway paving during a 2010s DGAC modernization; no jet bridges, no dedicated cargo facilities
Runways (1)
- 09/27 · 750 m / 2,461 ft · 11 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Key gateway to Corcovado National Park and the Osa Peninsula's ecotourism/rainforest lodges; served by SANSA and Aerobell's domestic air-taxi networks connecting San José and Puerto Jiménez, with no scheduled international service. Minimal-infrastructure regional airstrip with a short paved runway: no on-field fuel, no tower, and only a small basic terminal.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
SANSA Airlines
SANSA operates daily scheduled flights between San Jose (SJO) and Drake Bay (DRK) and self-handles its own aircraft, passengers, and ramp operations at this small, remote regional airstrip with no dedicated third-party ground handler or FBO on site.
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Macaw Airlines (formerly Aerobell Airlines)
Macaw Airlines, a Costa Rican charter carrier formerly branded Aerobell and based at Tobias Bolanos Airport (SYQ), lists Drake Bay as a charter destination with no fixed published schedule and self-handles its own flights when operating there.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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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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