Airports / Costa Rica / BCL
Barra del Colorado Airport
MRBC / BCLPococi, Costa RicaELEV 3 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
21 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aerotortuguero Airport (MRAO) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Pococi, Costa Rica, Barra del Colorado Airport (MRBC / BCL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 3 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BCL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Aerotortuguero Airport (MRAO, 21 nm), Guapiles Airport (GPL, 35 nm), and Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ, 59 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BCL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BCL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MRBC
IATA
BCL
FAA / Local
MRBC
Elevation
3 ft
Coordinates
10.7687° N · 83.5856° 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
No
Elevation vs Costa Rica fields
state range 3–3,287 ft
At 3 ft, BCL sits lower than 94% 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.
- 21nmMRAOAerotortuguero AirportRoxana
- 35nmGPLGuapiles AirportPococi
- 59nmSYQTobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose
- 59nmLIOLimón International AirportLimón
- 59nmSJOJuan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela)
- 61nmFONLa Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna
Location
Open the full mapMRBC · Barra del Colorado Airport · Pococi, Costa Rica