# Buenos Aires Airport (BAI)

> Punta Arenas, CR · IATA: BAI · ICAO: MRBA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BAI` |
| ICAO | `MRBA` |
| City | Punta Arenas |
| Country | CR |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 370 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 9.16395, -83.33017 |

## Description

The story around Buenos Aires de Puntarenas is pineapples, not planes: this southern Costa Rican district is a major growing area, home to large operations such as PINDECO. The airstrip that shares the name (BAI) is modest, handling light charter and regional traffic rather than freighters. Most of the pineapple crop leaves by refrigerated sea container through the ports of Caldera and Limón-Moín, while time-critical air freight goes via San José (SJO). For forwarders, BAI is a passenger field in an important farming region, with no cargo handling of its own.

---

*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/buenos-aires-airport-bai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/buenos-aires-airport-bai)*

*Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/buenos-aires-airport-bai](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/buenos-aires-airport-bai)*

*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/airports/buenos-aires-airport-bai/llm-summary*