AviatDataArenal Airport (La Fortuna Arenal Airport) FON / MRAN
La Fortuna, Alajuela · Costa Rica · Privately owned and managed airstrip; operates under DGAC Costa Rica oversight (no state airport authority)
13kpax · 2017
Limited hours
ICAO / IATAMRAN / FON
OperatorPrivately owned and managed airstrip; operates under DGAC Costa Rica oversight (no state airport authority)
Coordinates10.4693°N, 84.5791°W
Elevation342 ft · 104 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr13,186 (2017)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceMRAN — AIP Costa Rica / DGAC Costa Rica
Operating hoursUncontrolled airstrip, no tower/ATC; daylight VFR operations only, tied informally to scheduled carrier flight times; no published curfew and no confirmed 24-hour attendance — small private regional field.
TerminalsSingle small terminal/waiting shelter typical of a rural domestic airstrip; no jet bridges, multiple gates, or bonded facilities.
Runways (1)
- 06/24 · 800 m / 2,625 ft · 10 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Domestic air-taxi gateway to Arenal Volcano and the La Fortuna tourism area, historically served by Sansa Airlines (and formerly Aerobell) with Cessna Caravans/Twin Otters to San José, Liberia, Quepos and Tortuguero; a minimal-infrastructure private strip with no customs/immigration, no confirmed on-field fuel, and no control tower.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Sansa Airlines
Sansa Airlines operates daily scheduled flights (up to 3 per day seasonally per Sansa's own route page) between San Jose (SJO) and La Fortuna/Arenal (FON), a ~30-minute flight; as the sole scheduled carrier at this minimal-infrastructure regional airstrip, with no third-party ground handler identified, Sansa self-handles its own ground operations here.
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Aircraft fuel
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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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