Laurel Airport (Costa Rica)
Laurel Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | DGAC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Laurel, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 213 ft / 65 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°26′25″N 82°54′30″W / 8.44028°N 82.90833°WCoordinates: 08°26′25″N 82°54′30″W / 8.44028°N 82.90833°W | ||||||||||
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  MRLE Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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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.
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]
See also[]
Costa Rica portal
Aviation portal- Transport in Costa Rica
- List of airports in Costa Rica
References[]
- ^ AIP - Part 3 Aerodromes Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Google Maps - Laurel
- ^ "Laurel Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "David VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Coto 47 NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
External links[]
- Airports in Costa Rica
- Buildings and structures in Puntarenas Province