Airports / Costa Rica / LIO
Limón International Airport
MRLM / LIOLimón, Costa RicaELEV 7 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport (CHX) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Limón, Costa Rica, Limón International Airport (MRLM / LIO) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 7 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
LIO has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International Airport (CHX, 42 nm), Aerotortuguero Airport (MRAO, 44 nm), and Guapiles Airport (GPL, 48 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LIO vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LIO, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MRLM
IATA
LIO
FAA / Local
MRLM
Elevation
7 ft
Coordinates
9.9580° N · 83.0220° 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 7 ft, LIO sits lower than 82% 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.
- 42nmCHXChanguinola Captain Manuel Niño International AirportChanguinola
- 44nmMRAOAerotortuguero AirportRoxana
- 48nmGPLGuapiles AirportPococi
- 51nmBAIBuenos Aires AirportPunta Arenas
- 59nmBOCBocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International AirportIsla Colón
- 59nmBCLBarra del Colorado AirportPococi
Location
Open the full mapMRLM · Limón International Airport · Limón, Costa Rica