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Aerotortuguero Airport
MRAORoxana, Costa RicaELEV 92 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Guapiles Airport (GPL) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Aerotortuguero Airport (MRAO) sits in Roxana, Costa Rica, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 92 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MRAO for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Guapiles Airport (GPL, 16 nm), Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL, 21 nm), and Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ, 42 nm).
Charter pricing from MRAO depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Roxana.
Field capability
ICAO
MRAO
IATA
—
FAA / Local
MRAO
Elevation
92 ft
Coordinates
10.4200° N · 83.6095° 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 92 ft, MRAO sits lower than 47% 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.
- 16nmGPLGuapiles AirportPococi
- 21nmBCLBarra del Colorado AirportPococi
- 42nmSYQTobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose
- 44nmSJOJuan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela)
- 44nmLIOLimón International AirportLimón
- 57nmFONLa Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna
Location
Open the full mapMRAO · Aerotortuguero Airport · Roxana, Costa Rica