Chacarita Airport (IATA: JAP, ICAO: MRCH) is an airport serving the town of Chacarita in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Chacarita is on the Pacific coast at the base of the Puntarenas peninsula, just east of Puntarenas city.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chacarita, Costa Rica | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°58′53″N 84°46′20″W / 9.98139°N 84.77222°W | ||||||||||
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  JAP Location in Costa Rica | |||||||||||
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The runway parallels the Gulf of Nicoya shoreline, 300 metres (980 ft) inland. The El Coco VOR-DME (Ident: TIO) is located 31.7 nautical miles (59 km) east of the airport.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Google Maps - Chacarita
- ^ Airport information for Chacarita Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Chacarita Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "El Coco VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
External links
edit- OurAirports - Chacarita Airport
- OpenStreetMap - Chacarita
- HERE Maps - Chacarita
- FallingRain - Chacarita Airport
- Accident history for Puntarenas Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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