Airports / Costa Rica / FON
La Fortuna Arenal Airport
MRAN / FONLa Fortuna, Costa RicaELEV 342 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Los Chiles Airport (LSL) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in La Fortuna, Costa Rica, La Fortuna Arenal Airport (MRAN / FON) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 342 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list FON as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Los Chiles Airport (LSL, 35 nm), Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO, 36 nm), and Upala Airport (UPL, 36 nm).
Trip costs from FON are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as El Tanque Airport. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from FON to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MRAN
IATA
FON
FAA / Local
MRAN
Elevation
342 ft
Coordinates
10.4693° N · 84.5791° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Costa Rica fields
state range 3–3,287 ft
At 342 ft, FON sits higher than 71% of the 17 Costa Rica fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 35nmLSLLos Chiles AirportLos Chiles
- 36nmSJOJuan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela)
- 36nmUPLUpala AirportUpala
- 40nmSYQTobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose
- 49nmGPLGuapiles AirportPococi
- 57nmMRAOAerotortuguero AirportRoxana
Location
Open the full mapMRAN · La Fortuna Arenal Airport · La Fortuna, Costa Rica