List of airports in Costa Rica

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This is a list of airports in Costa Rica, sorted by location.

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east.

The country is divided into seven provinces, which are subdivided into 81 cantons and 463 districts. Costa Rica's capital and largest city is San José.

Airports[edit]

City served Province ICAO IATA Airport name Coordinates Runway / Elevation (m)
International airports
Liberia Guanacaste MRLB LIR Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport 10°35′42″N 85°32′40″W / 10.59500°N 85.54444°W / 10.59500; -85.54444 (Daniel Oduber International Airport) 07/25: 2750x45 m, asphalt (82 m)
Limón Limón MRLM LIO Limón International Airport 9°57′28″N 83°01′22″W / 9.95778°N 83.02278°W / 9.95778; -83.02278 (Limón International Airport) 14/32: 1800x30 m, asphalt (2 m)
San José Alajuela MROC SJO Juan Santamaría International Airport 9°59′35″N 84°12′33″W / 9.99306°N 84.20917°W / 9.99306; -84.20917 (Juan Santamaría International Airport) 07/25: 3012x45 m, asphalt (921 m)
San José San José MRPV SYQ Tobías Bolaños International Airport 9°57′27″N 84°08′19″W / 9.95750°N 84.13861°W / 9.95750; -84.13861 (Tobías Bolaños International Airport) 09/27: 1566x23 m, asphalt (1002 m)
Domestic airports
Barra del Colorado (es) Limón MRBC BCL Barra del Colorado Airport 10°46′06″N 83°35′08″W / 10.76833°N 83.58556°W / 10.76833; -83.58556 (Barra del Colorado Airport) 16/34: 1000x12 m, concrete (1 m)
Carrillo Guanacaste MRCR PLD Playa Sámara - Carrillo Airport 9°52′14″N 85°28′52″W / 9.87056°N 85.48111°W / 9.87056; -85.48111 (Carrillo Airport) 09/27: 1200x20 m, gravel (2 m)
Coto 47 Puntarenas MRCC OTR Coto 47 Airport 8°36′00″N 82°58′02″W / 8.60000°N 82.96722°W / 8.60000; -82.96722 (Coto 47 Airport) 18/36: 1000x20 m, asphalt (8 m)
Drake Bay Puntarenas MRDK DRK Drake Bay Airport 8°43′08″N 83°38′30″W / 8.71889°N 83.64167°W / 8.71889; -83.64167 (Drake Bay Airport) 09/27: 750x11 m, asphalt (4 m)
Golfito Puntarenas MRGF GLF Golfito Airport 8°39′13″N 83°10′53″W / 8.65361°N 83.18139°W / 8.65361; -83.18139 (Golfito Airport) 13/31: 1400x20 m, asphalt (15 m)
Guápiles, Pococí Limón MRGP GPL Guápiles Airport 10°13′02″N 83°47′49″W / 10.21722°N 83.79694°W / 10.21722; -83.79694 (Guápiles Airport) 03/21: 1100x10 m, concrete (269 m)
La Fortuna (es) Alajuela MRAN FON Arenal Airport 10°28′09″N 84°34′44″W / 10.46917°N 84.57889°W / 10.46917; -84.57889 (La Fortuna Airport) 06/24: 800x10 m, asphalt (115 m)
Los Chiles Alajuela MRLC LSL Los Chiles Airport 11°02′04″N 84°42′23″W / 11.03444°N 84.70639°W / 11.03444; -84.70639 (Los Chiles Airport) 06/24: 1400x16 m, asphalt (40 m)
Nosara Guanacaste MRNS NOB Nosara Airport 9°58′34″N 85°39′10″W / 9.97611°N 85.65278°W / 9.97611; -85.65278 (Nosara Airport) 04/22: 1000x18 m, asphalt (10 m)
Palmar Sur Puntarenas MRPM PMZ Palmar Sur Airport 8°57′01″N 83°28′06″W / 8.95028°N 83.46833°W / 8.95028; -83.46833 (Palmar Sur Airport) 03/21: 1400x12 m, asphalt (15 m)
Puerto Jiménez Puntarenas MRPJ PJM Puerto Jiménez Airport 8°32′07″N 83°18′04″W / 8.53528°N 83.30111°W / 8.53528; -83.30111 (Puerto Jimenez Airport) 16/34: 822x18 m, asphalt (2 m)
Punta Islita Guanacaste MRIA PBP Punta Islita Airport 9°51′22″N 85°22′15″W / 9.85611°N 85.37083°W / 9.85611; -85.37083 (Punta Islita Airport) 03/21: 800x12 m, asphalt (2 m)
Quepos Puntarenas MRQP XQP Quepos La Managua Airport 9°26′34″N 84°07′47″W / 9.44278°N 84.12972°W / 9.44278; -84.12972 (Quepos La Managua Airport) 04/22: 1100x11 m, asphalt (26 m)
San Isidro de El General San José MRSI San Isidro de El General Airport 9°20′55″N 83°42′45″W / 9.34861°N 83.71250°W / 9.34861; -83.71250 (San Isidro de El General Airport) 02/20: 802x18 m, asphalt (640 m)
Tamarindo Guanacaste MRTM TNO Tamarindo Airport 10°18′56″N 85°48′44″W / 10.31556°N 85.81222°W / 10.31556; -85.81222 (Tamarindo Airport) 07/25: 800x9 m, asphalt (13 m)
Tambor Puntarenas MRTR TMU Tambor Airport 9°44′21″N 85°00′58″W / 9.73917°N 85.01611°W / 9.73917; -85.01611 (Tambor Airport) 12/30: 700x12 m, asphalt (10 m)
Tortuguero Limón MRAO TTQ Tortuguero Airport 10°34′02″N 83°30′50″W / 10.56722°N 83.51389°W / 10.56722; -83.51389 (Tortuguero Airport) 02/20: 950x12, asphalt (25 m)
Upala Alajuela MRUP UPL Upala Airport 10°53′31″N 85°00′58″W / 10.89194°N 85.01611°W / 10.89194; -85.01611 (Upala Airport) 04/22: 1000x12 m, asphalt (56 m)
Other airports
Buenos Aires Puntarenas MRBA BAI Buenos Aires Airport 9°09′46″N 83°19′49″W / 9.16278°N 83.33028°W / 9.16278; -83.33028 (Buenos Aires Airport) 01/19: 990x10 m, concrete (370 m)
Cabo Velas Guanacaste MRCV Cabo Velas Airport 10°21′15″N 85°51′14″W / 10.35417°N 85.85389°W / 10.35417; -85.85389 (Cabo Velas Airport) 04/22: 1000x10 m, asphalt (10 m)
Cañas Guanacaste MRLP Las Piedras Airport 10°21′20″N 85°12′17″W / 10.35556°N 85.20472°W / 10.35556; -85.20472 (Las Piedras Airport) 05/23: 800x8 m, asphalt (25 m)
Puntarenas Puntarenas MRCH JAP Chacarita Airport 9°58′53″N 84°46′21″W / 9.98139°N 84.77250°W / 9.98139; -84.77250 (Chacarita Airport) 09/27: 1500x25 m, asphalt (2 m)
Dieciocho Puntarenas MRDO Dieciocho Airport 8°54′12″N 83°25′35″W / 8.90333°N 83.42639°W / 8.90333; -83.42639 (Dieciocho Airport) 10/28: 980x12 m, gravel (6 m)
El Carmen de Siquirres (es) Limón MREC El Carmen de Siquirres Airport 10°12′06″N 83°28′16″W / 10.20167°N 83.47111°W / 10.20167; -83.47111 (El Carmen de Siquirres Airport) 06/24: 1000x12 m, concrete (17 m)
Finca 63 Puntarenas MRFS Finca 63 Airport 8°39′N 83°04′W / 8.650°N 83.067°W / 8.650; -83.067 (Finca 63 Airport) 15/33: 1000x15 m, gravel (11 m)
La Flor Guanacaste MRLF La Flor Airport 10°39′00″N 85°32′05″W / 10.65000°N 85.53472°W / 10.65000; -85.53472 (La Flor Airport) 07/25: 950x10 m, asphalt (55 m)
Laurel Puntarenas MRLE Laurel Airport 8°26′25″N 82°54′30″W / 8.44028°N 82.90833°W / 8.44028; -82.90833 (Laurel Airport) 11/29: 984x15 m, asphalt (20 m)
Nicoya Guanacaste MRNC NCT Nicoya Airport 10°08′21″N 85°26′44″W / 10.13917°N 85.44556°W / 10.13917; -85.44556 (Nicoya Airport) 10/28: 963x18 m, gravel (120 m)
Palmar Sur Puntarenas MRFI Nuevo Palmar Sur Airport 8°55′00″N 83°30′25″W / 8.91667°N 83.50694°W / 8.91667; -83.50694 (Nuevo Palmar Sur Airport) 03/21: 1000x15 m, gravel (8 m)
Palo Arco Guanacaste MRPA Palo Arco Airport 9°51′07″N 85°14′15″W / 9.85194°N 85.23750°W / 9.85194; -85.23750 (Palo Arco Airport) 02/20: 1000x17 m, asphalt (100 m)
Pandora Limón MRPD Pandora Airport 9°43′56″N 82°59′00″W / 9.73222°N 82.98333°W / 9.73222; -82.98333 (Pandora Airport) 08/26: 900x12 m, concrete (30 m)
Siquirres Limón MRSA San Alberto Airport 10°08′53″N 83°29′30″W / 10.14806°N 83.49167°W / 10.14806; -83.49167 (San Alberto Airport) 09/27: 1000x12 m, asphalt (27 m)
Santa Clara de Guapiles Limón MRSG Santa Clara de Guapiles Airport 10°17′17″N 083°42′47″W / 10.28806°N 83.71306°W / 10.28806; -83.71306 (Santa Clara de Guapiles Airport) 01/19: 1010X12 m, asphalt
Santa Maria de Guacimo (es) Limón MRSO Santa Maria de Guacimo Airport 10°16′15″N 83°35′00″W / 10.27083°N 83.58333°W / 10.27083; -83.58333 (Santa Maria de Guacimo Airport) 08/26: 1000x12 m, asphalt (10m)
San Vito Puntarenas MRSV TOO San Vito de Java Airport 8°49′N 082°57′W / 8.817°N 82.950°W / 8.817; -82.950 (San Vito de Java Airport) 08/26: 963X18 m, asphalt (984 m)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Dirección General de Aviación Civil - Costa Rica (in Spanish)[dead link]
  • AIP Costa Rica: Part 3 Aerodromes
  • "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
  • "IATA Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association.
  • "UN Location Codes: Costa Rica". UN/LOCODE 2012-1. UNECE. 14 September 2012. – includes IATA codes
  • "Airports in Costa Rica". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2006-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  • "Airports in Costa Rica". Great Circle Mapper.