Upala Airport (IATA: UPL, ICAO: MRUP) is an airport serving the town of Upala in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. Upala is 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of the Nicaragua border.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Upala, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 184 ft / 56 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°53′30″N 85°01′00″W / 10.89167°N 85.01667°W | ||||||||||
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  UPL Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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The runway is just south of the town, across the small Zapote River. There are 300 metres (980 ft) of unpaved overrun on the southwest end of the runway.
The Los Chiles non-directional beacon (Ident: CHI) is located 20.1 nautical miles (37 km) east-northeast of the airport. The Liberia VOR-DME (Ident: LIB) is located 36.1 nautical miles (67 km) west-southwest of the airport.[4][5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Google Maps - Upala
- ^ Airport information for Upala Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Upala Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Liberia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Los Chiles NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links edit
- OurAirports - Upala
- OpenStreetMap - Upala
- HERE/Nokia - Upala
- FallingRain - Upala
- Accident history for UPL at Aviation Safety Network
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