Laurel Airport (Costa Rica)

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Laurel Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator DGAC
ServesLaurel, Costa Rica
Elevation  AMSL 213 ft / 65 m
Coordinates 08°26′25″N82°54′30″W / 8.44028°N 82.90833°W / 8.44028; -82.90833 Coordinates: 08°26′25″N82°54′30″W / 8.44028°N 82.90833°W / 8.44028; -82.90833
Map
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MRLE
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
11/2998322Asphalt
Source: AIP [1] Google Maps [2] SkyVector [3]

Laurel Airport( ICAO : MRLE) is an airport serving the village of Laurel in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. The airport is among palm oil plantations, near the border with Panama.

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Facilities

The airport does not have any facilities available for independent travelers. There are hangars on the threshold of runway 11 that support aerial spraying and ultralight aircraft. For food and other services, there are corner stores ("pulperías") in the airport neighborhood. Laurel village services can be reached within a 5-minute walk, and offer food, lodging, taxi, and miscellaneous services.

The runway is on the southwest edge of the village. The Coto 47 non-directional beacon (Ident: COT) is located 10.4 nautical miles (19 km) north-northwest of Laurel Airport. The David VOR-DME (Ident: DAV) is located 28.0 nautical miles (52 km) east of the airport. [4] [5]

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References

  1. AIP - Part 3 Aerodromes Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Google Maps - Laurel
  3. "Laurel Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. "David VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. "Coto 47 NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 March 2019.