Finca 63 Airport

Finca 63 (Río Claro) Airport
Finca 63 (Río Claro) Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: MRFS;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Dirección General de Aviación Civil
Location	Río Claro, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL	11 m / 36 ft
Coordinates	08°39′N083°04′W / 8.650°N 83.067°W Coordinates: 08°39′N083°04′W / 8.650°N 83.067°W
Map
	MRFS Location in Costa Rica
Runways
	Source: Costa Rican AIP [1]

Last updated April 01, 2019

Finca 63 Airport( IATA : n/a, ICAO : MRFS) is an airport that serves the town of Finca 63 and the city of Río Claro, Costa Rica. The airport is located 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Río Claro.

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.

An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports often have facilities to store and maintain aircraft, and a control tower. An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, they also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation.

Scheduled service

None. However, Coto 47 Airport, located 10 miles southeast, receives a daily flight to Golfito and San José operated by SANSA.

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Non-scheduled service

Due to the abandoned state of the runway surface (as of July 2005), especially during the aerial spraying off-season, some air charter companies may offer limited or no service to this airport. Emergency air ambulance flights are supported by this airport.
Alfa Romeo Taxi Aéreo has a twin-engine Piper Aztec based at nearby Coto 47 Airport and a Cessna 206 at Golfito Airport.

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Golfito Airport is an airport serving Golfito, a port town on the northwest end of Golfito Bay, an inlet off the Gulf of Dulce in the Puntarenas Province of Costa Rica. The airport is owned and managed by the country's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC).

Facilities

The airport does not have any facilities available for independent travelers. There are hangars on both ends of the runway intended for aerial spraying aircraft support. Contact the National Helicopter Service (Servicio Nacional de Helicópteros) to inquire for possible aircraft or passenger service arrangements. There is also a private hangar lodging an ultralight aircraft (as of July 2005) on the airfield perimeter near the runway's midpoint. For food and other services, there are corner stores "pulperías" in the surroundings of the airport. Río Claro counts with a variety of restaurants and stores, as well as lodging options.

How to get there

The airstrip is located alongside Highway 14 en route to Golfito. Buses serve both Río Claro and Golfito anywhere from San Jose and Paso Canoas. Taxi cabs are available in nearby Río Claro.

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References

↑ AIP - Part 3 Aerodromes Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.

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[1] AIP - Part 3 Aerodromes Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.