Chacarita Airport

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Chacarita Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Serves Chacarita, Costa Rica
Elevation  AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 9°58′53″N84°46′20″W / 9.98139°N 84.77222°W / 9.98139; -84.77222 Coordinates: 9°58′53″N84°46′20″W / 9.98139°N 84.77222°W / 9.98139; -84.77222
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JAP
Location in Costa Rica
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10/281,5204,987Asphalt
Sources: Google Maps [1] GCM [2] SkyVector [3]

Chacarita Airport( IATA : JAP, ICAO : MRCH) is an airport serving the town of Chacarita in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Chacarita is on the Pacific coast at the base of the Puntarenas peninsula, just east of Puntarenas city.

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The runway parallels the Gulf of Nicoya shoreline, 300 metres (980 ft) inland. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 31.7 nautical miles (59 km) east of the airport. [4]

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References

  1. Google Maps - Chacarita
  2. Airport information for Chacarita Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Chacarita Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. "El Coco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 6 March 2019.