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Golfito Airport
MRGF / GLFGolfito, Costa RicaELEV 49 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Puerto Jimenez Airport (PJM) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Golfito Airport (MRGF / GLF) is a mid-sized airport serving Golfito, Costa Rica. The airport sits 49 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 GLF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Puerto Jimenez Airport (PJM, 10 nm), Coto 47 Airport (OTR, 13 nm), and Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ, 25 nm).
Charter pricing from GLF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Golfito.
Field capability
ICAO
MRGF
IATA
GLF
FAA / Local
MRGF
Elevation
49 ft
Coordinates
8.6540° N · 83.1822° 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 49 ft, GLF sits lower than 59% 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.
- 10nmPJMPuerto Jimenez AirportPuerto Jimenez
- 13nmOTRCoto 47 AirportCorredores
- 25nmPMZPalmar Sur AirportPalmar Sur
- 32nmBAIBuenos Aires AirportPunta Arenas
- 47nmDAVEnrique Malek International AirportDavid
- 62nmCHXChanguinola Captain Manuel Niño International AirportChanguinola
Location
Open the full mapMRGF · Golfito Airport · Golfito, Costa Rica