Carrillo Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Costa Rica}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Carrillo Airport

| nativename = Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport

| image =

| IATA = PLD{{cite web|url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx|title=Airline and Airport Code Search| publisher=IATA|accessdate=8 April 2016}}

| ICAO = MRCR

| type = Public/Private

| owner =

| operator = DGAC

| city-served = Puerto Carrillo, Costa Rica

| location =

| metric-elev =

| elevation-f = 50

| website =

| coordinates = {{coord|9|52|15|N|85|28|50|W|region:CR|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Costa Rica

| pushpin_image = Costa Rica relief location map.jpg

| pushpin_mapsize = 200

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Costa Rica

| pushpin_label = PLD

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| metric-rwy = y

| r1-number = 09/27

| r1-length-m = 1050

| r1-surface = Grass

| footnotes = Source: AIP{{cite web | url= http://www.dgac.go.cr/ais/aip/ingles/AERODROMO%20ENG.pdf | title= AIP Costa Rica: Part 3 Aerodromes | format= PDF | publisher= Dirección General de Aviación Civil | date= 22 October 2009 | accessdate= 28 September 2011 | url-status= dead | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927005034/http://www.dgac.go.cr/ais/aip/ingles/AERODROMO%20ENG.pdf | archivedate= 27 September 2011 }} SkyVector{{cite web |title=Carrillo Airport |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/MRCR/Carillo-Airport |website=SkyVector |accessdate=20 March 2019}}

}}

Carrillo Airport {{airport codes|PLD|MRCR}} is an airport serving Puerto Carrillo, a Pacific coastal village in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. The airport and village are {{convert|5|km|0}} east of Sámara village.

Facilities

The airport has a grass landing strip and a covered shelter that is occasionally used to weigh luggage before boarding. There are no amenities nearby. As of 2024, the airport has not been in use for several years and remains closed.

See also

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