Pto. Jiménez Airstrip, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
February 2024
In January 2024, my wife and I left cold and rainy Holland for Central America in search for better weather and some adventure. During this trip I also spend some time on aeroplane spotting at the various airports. The routing was Amsterdam - Bogota - Panama - Costa Rica - Nicaragua and back. Below a photo-report of what I've done.
The good looking Cessna Caravan flightdeck.
Punta Dominical, Costa Rica.
Here our Cessna Grand Caravan comes over the fence at Pto. Jimenez.
Back-tracking 34.
Arrival at our ‘stand’.
Props are still spinning.
The Cessna 208B Flightdeck.
Another SANSA Grand Caravan arrives at Pto. Jimenez with a cargo of sun worshippers.
'Our' Grand Caravan off-loading pax and luggage.
Puerto Jimenez airport office is basic but functional.
SANSA Cessna 208B Grand Caravan TI-BHM taxiing in at Pto. Jimenez this afternoon.
As you look at the intakes on the front of the engine, you will see the larger pilot-side intake which is for the engine air, and the smaller copilot-
side intake which is used for the oil cooler.
side intake which is used for the oil cooler.
Face to face picture.
Arrival of TI-BHM from San Jose as RZ1092.
The SANSA Grand Caravans are hard working aero planes.
Both TI-BDX and TI-BHM having another busy day.
Yes, that is a cemetery along the runway. February, 2024.
Conveniently, the runway for the Puerto Jimenez airport has a sizeable cemetery right next to it.
TI-BHM awaiting passengers.
TI-BHH is a Cessan 182Q Skylane II of SkyDive Pura Vida.
Graves and planes - cemetery beside the runway of Puerto Jimenez airport on the Osa peninsula in Costa Rica.
Another SANSA Grand Caravan on short finals.
Another SANSA’s Grand Caravan arrives in the Osa peninsula.
With a midday temperature of 40 degrees centigrade, this SANSA Grand Caravan is seen here landing at Pto. Jimenez on February 24, 2024.
Air Boena Cessna 208 Caravan 675 TI-BKU on final runway 16 of Pto. Jimenez Airport on February 23, 2024.
The ramp scene of Puerto Jimenez on the morning of February 24, 2024.
Green Airways Quest Kodiak 100 TI-BJJ is seen here about to depart to her homebase in San Jose.
TI-BHL is seen here ready to depart.
Her PT6-140 is singing loudly.
SANSA 1095, climbs away from runway 34 with destination San Jose.
Climbing away until she became a speck and vanished.
TI-BDY arrives at Pto. Jimenez.
The exhaust deflector on this 208B eliminates cargo pod overheating and reduces cargo pod staining.
After a quick turnaround ‘Delta Yankee’ unsticks at Pto. Jimenez.
Cessna Caravan ‘ BKU’ leaves Runway 34 at Pto. Jimenez on February 24, 2024 with a full load of holyday makers.
Last SANSA arrival of the day at Pto. Jimenez.
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