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Upala Airport

Coordinates: 10°53′30″N 85°01′00″W / 10.89167°N 85.01667°W / 10.89167; -85.01667
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Upala Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesUpala, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL184 ft / 56 m
Coordinates10°53′30″N 85°01′00″W / 10.89167°N 85.01667°W / 10.89167; -85.01667
Map
UPL is located in Costa Rica
UPL
UPL
Location in Costa Rica
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,078 3,537 Asphalt
Sources: Google Maps[1] GCM[2] SkyVector[3]

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.

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]

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References

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  1. ^ Google Maps - Upala
  2. ^ Airport information for Upala Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "Upala Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Liberia VOR". Our Airports. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Los Chiles NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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