Airports / Costa Rica / GPL
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aerotortuguero Airport (MRAO) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Pococi, Costa Rica, Guapiles Airport (MRGP / GPL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 883 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GPL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Aerotortuguero Airport (MRAO, 16 nm), Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ, 26 nm), and Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO, 28 nm).
Charter pricing from GPL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Pococi.
Field capability
ICAO
MRGP
IATA
GPL
FAA / Local
MRGP
Elevation
883 ft
Coordinates
10.2172° N · 83.7970° 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 883 ft, GPL sits higher than 76% 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.
- 16nmMRAOAerotortuguero AirportRoxana
- 26nmSYQTobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose
- 28nmSJOJuan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela)
- 35nmBCLBarra del Colorado AirportPococi
- 48nmLIOLimón International AirportLimón
- 49nmFONLa Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna
Location
Open the full mapMRGP · Guapiles Airport · Pococi, Costa Rica