Guápiles Airport

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Guápiles Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator DGAC
Serves Guápiles, Costa Rica
Elevation  AMSL 883 ft / 269 m
Coordinates 10°13′00″N83°47′50″W / 10.21667°N 83.79722°W / 10.21667; -83.79722 Coordinates: 10°13′00″N83°47′50″W / 10.21667°N 83.79722°W / 10.21667; -83.79722
Map
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GPL
Location of airport in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
04/221,1353,724Concrete
Source: GCM [1] Google Maps [2] SkyVector [3]

Guápiles Airport( IATA : GPL, ICAO : MRGP) is an airport serving Guápiles, a town in Pococí canton, Limón Province, Costa Rica. The runway is within the western section of the town.

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.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

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.

Pococí (canton) Cantón in Limón, Costa Rica

Pococí is the second canton in the province of Limón in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 2,403.49 km², making it the third largest of Costa Rica's 81 cantons. It has a population of 125,962 making it seventh-ranked. Its capital in the city of Guápiles, which houses many of the canton's services and businesses.

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The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 29.5 nautical miles (55 km) west-southwest of the airport. The Limon VOR-DME (Ident: LIO) is located 48.0 nautical miles (89 km) east-southeast of Guápiles Airport. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Airport information for Guápiles Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ Google Maps - Guápiles
  3. ↑ "Guapiles Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "Limon VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "El Coco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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