Airports / Costa Rica / NOB
Nosara Airport
MRNS / NOBNicoya, Costa RicaELEV 33 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR).
Overview
Located in Nicoya, Costa Rica, Nosara Airport (MRNS / NOB) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 33 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NOB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR, 38 nm), Upala Airport (UPL, 67 nm), and La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON, 70 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NOB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NOB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MRNS
IATA
NOB
FAA / Local
MRNS
Elevation
33 ft
Coordinates
9.9765° N · 85.6530° 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 33 ft, NOB sits lower than 71% 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.
- 38nmLIRDaniel Oduber Quirós International AirportLiberia
- 67nmUPLUpala AirportUpala
- 70nmFONLa Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna
- 85nmLSLLos Chiles AirportLos Chiles
- 85nmSJOJuan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela)
- 89nmSYQTobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose
Location
Open the full mapMRNS · Nosara Airport · Nicoya, Costa Rica