Airports / Costa Rica / UPL
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Los Chiles Airport (LSL) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Upala Airport (MRUP / UPL) is a mid-sized airport serving Upala, Costa Rica. Field elevation is 184 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list UPL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Los Chiles Airport (LSL, 20 nm), Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR, 36 nm), and La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON, 36 nm).
Trip costs from UPL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from UPL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MRUP
IATA
UPL
FAA / Local
MRUP
Elevation
184 ft
Coordinates
10.8922° N · 85.0162° 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 184 ft, UPL sits higher 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.
- 20nmLSLLos Chiles AirportLos Chiles
- 36nmLIRDaniel Oduber Quirós International AirportLiberia
- 36nmFONLa Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna
- 67nmNOBNosara AirportNicoya
- 72nmSJOJuan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela)
- 76nmSYQTobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose
Location
Open the full mapMRUP · Upala Airport · Upala, Costa Rica