AirportsGolfito Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Golfito, in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GLF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GLF
- ICAO code
- MRGF
- City
- Golfito
- State or region
- Puntarenas Province
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 8.6540° N, 83.1822° W
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GLF means Golfito Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MRGF. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 8.6540° N, 83.1822° W. It stands 15 metres (49 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is San José, about 173 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Panama, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Golfito Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 9 airports of Costa Rica on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,400 m 4,593 ft | 20 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Jimenez AirportPuerto Jimenez | PJM | 19 km |
| Enrique Malek International AirportDavid, Panama | DAV | 87 km |
| Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International AirportChanguinola, Panama | CHX | 116 km |
| Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International AirportIsla Colón, Panama | BOC | 128 km |
| Quepos Managua AirportQuepos | XQP | 136 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,367 km | 19 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,965 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,156 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,753 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,676 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,566 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,648 km | 23 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,351 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,809 km | 17 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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