Airport History:
Tobias Bolaños International Airport
Its construction took four years, was inaugurated on December 21, 1975, when it moved from La Sabana by the pressures of sports organizations. The name of Tobias Bolanos Palma, as a tribute to a Costa Rican pilot who fought in the First World War as part of the French army. For his services, France gave him a recognition and a lifetime pension.
Main activities:
This airport has various activities of the industry:
1- Commercial Aviation Scheduled
2- Aerotours
3- Agricultural Aviation
4- Mechanical Workshops
5- Schools for airplane and helicopter pilot
6- Schools of aviation mechanics
7- Air Marketing
8- Corporate Aviation
9- Handling Service
10- Support for institutions such as CNE, Cruz Roja and Fuerza Pública.
New Facilities:
1- Passengers Terminal for local and international flights
2- Control Tower
3- Ninety-six hangars
4- Fighting Service Station Tobias Bolaños International Airport
5- Fuel & Oil Service
6- Services of AIS, Airport Police, Customs, Meteorology, Drug control, Intelligence and Security and MAG.
General Airport Information:
Location: Pavas, San Jose
Coordinates: 075726N 0840834W
Elevation AMSL: 1002 m
Temperature of reference: 21º C
RWY: 09 – 27
Runway Length: 1.600 m
Runway Width: 23 m
Runway material: Asphalt
Illumination Equipment: Edge landing strip (white) & intersections (blue).
Fuel & oil available: JET A1, cistern trucks of 70 gallons per minute.AVGAS oil 50/100
Flight Rules: VFR
Radio communication: HF – VHF
Tobias Bolaños International Airport
The above data give us the information that during the year 2006, there were reported 120 operations with a movement of 216 passengers per day.
Likewise during 2007 an average 138 operations have been reported with 315 passengers per day.
We can see that during 2007 the Airport has experienced an increase of a 15% as for the operations and a 46% in transfer of passengers.
Common Aircraft:
Fixed Wing Aircraft:
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300
Cessna: 206H, U206F, 310, 180D, T303, 771, U206-G, 421-B 208, 210-B, R-172, 550B, 180P, 182. 337, 550XL.
Learjet: 31A, LJ60, 56X, 560.
Piper: PA31-325, 34-220T, 31-350, 32RT, 28-181, 23-250, 28-180, 31-310.
Beechcraft: 300, 350, C90B, B200, BE-90.
Gyroflug SCO1B-160 Speed
Grumman American AA-5B
Norman American Rockwell 690A
Rotary Wing Aircraft:
Bell UH-1 Iroquois, 206, 406, 407
Robinson R-22, R-44
Eurocopter AS-350B-3, EC-130B-4
Aerospatiale AS-350B, AS-350D
Hughes 369
MD - 900
