AirportsLimón International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Limón, in Limón Province, Costa Rica. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LIO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LIO
- ICAO code
- MRLM
- City
- Limón
- State or region
- Limón Province
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 9.9580° N, 83.0220° W
- Elevation
- 2 m (7 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,800 m (5,906 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LIO means Limón International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MRLM. 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 9.9580° N, 83.0220° W. It stands 2 metres (7 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is San José, about 116 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Costa Rica, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Limón International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,800 metres (5,906 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 9 airports of Costa Rica on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,800 m 5,906 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Changuinola Captain Manuel Niño International AirportChanguinola, Panama | CHX | 79 km |
| Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International AirportIsla Colón, Panama | BOC | 109 km |
| Tobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose | SYQ | 122 km |
| Juan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela) | SJO | 130 km |
| Quepos Managua AirportQuepos | XQP | 134 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,229 km | 18 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,842 km | 19 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,046 km | 17 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,629 km | 10 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,531 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,481 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,537 km | 22 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,251 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,907 km | 17 h 15 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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