AviatDataPuerto Jiménez Airport PJM / MRPJ
Puerto Jiménez, Puntarenas · Costa Rica · Dirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) — Costa Rica
36kpax · 2014
Limited hours
ICAO / IATAMRPJ / PJM
OperatorDirección General de Aviación Civil (DGAC) — Costa Rica
Coordinates8.5361°N, 83.3014°W
Elevation7 ft · 2 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr35,745 (2014)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceMRPJ — AIP Costa Rica / DGAC Costa Rica
Operating hoursNo control tower or ATC (uncontrolled/unattended field); daylight VFR operations only, in practice aligned with scheduled domestic flights (roughly 05:30-17:00 local). No published curfew or PPR requirement found; treat as informal daylight-hours-only operation.
TerminalsSingle small open-air domestic terminal/shelter building; no jet bridges, no international facilities.
Runways (1)
- 16/34 · 822 m / 2,697 ft · 18 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Primary air gateway to Corcovado National Park and the Osa Peninsula ecotourism region; as of 2014 it was the busiest domestic-only airport in Costa Rica (35,745 passengers), historically served by Sansa and Nature Air (the latter merged into Sansa in 2017), with Aerobell later suspending scheduled service. Currently served by Sansa and Green Airways turboprop/light aircraft from San José. Minimal infrastructure: no tower, no fuel sales, no customs/immigration — domestic traffic only despite its ecotourism-gateway importance.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Sansa (Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A.)
Sansa (ICAO LRS, IATA RZ) operates scheduled Cessna 208B Grand Caravan/Caravan EX flights between San Jose (Juan Santamaria, SJO) and Puerto Jimenez, up to several times daily. MRPJ has no FBO or third-party ground handler present (per Universal Weather and other aviation airport directories), so Sansa self-handles its own aircraft, passengers, and baggage at this station.
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Macaw Airlines
Aerobell Airlines operates scheduled daily Cessna Grand Caravan flights between San Jose (Tobias Bolanos International, SYQ) and Puerto Jimenez, with some routings via Golfito or Drake Bay. MRPJ has no FBO or third-party ground handler present, so Aerobell self-handles its own station 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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