Dieciocho Airport

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Dieciocho Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesFinca Dieciocho, Costa Rica
Elevation  AMSL 20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 8°54′10″N83°25′30″W / 8.90278°N 83.42500°W / 8.90278; -83.42500 Coordinates: 8°54′10″N83°25′30″W / 8.90278°N 83.42500°W / 8.90278; -83.42500
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MRDO
Location in Costa Rica
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11/299803,215Gravel
Sources: Google Maps [1] GCM [2] SkyVector [3]

Dieciocho Airport( ICAO : MRDO) is an agricultural airport serving Finca Dieciocho (Farm 18) and other oil palm plantations in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. The airport is 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Palmar Sur and 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) off the Pan-American Highway. The runway lies alongside an unpaved field access road.

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There are distant hills north of Dieciocho Airport. The David VOR-DME (Ident: DAV) is located 66.5 nautical miles (123 km) east-southeast of the airport. [4]

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References

  1. Google Maps - Dieciocho
  2. Airport information for MRDO at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "Dieciocho Puntarenas Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. "David VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

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