# Buenos Aires Airport (BAI)

> Buenos Aires, CR · IATA: BAI · ICAO: MRBA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

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

## Description

Buenos Aires Airport (BAI/MRBA) sits in the Valle de El General in Costa Rica's Puntarenas province, at roughly 370 metres above sea level with a single short runway 01/19. It serves light aircraft, charter and air-taxi flights plus occasional agricultural and medical missions in a canton whose economy runs on pineapple growing and tourism. There is no cargo terminal, no cold chain, no dangerous-goods handling and no customs post, so the field plays no practical role in air freight. Export consignments from the region travel by road on the Carretera Interamericana to Juan Santamaría International near San José (SJO), the country's only significant air cargo location, with its freight terminals, handling agents and customs clearance. High-volume produce such as pineapples and bananas normally leaves Costa Rica by sea through Puerto Moín near Limón on the Caribbean side or Puerto Caldera on the Pacific coast. Within the country, trucking remains the backbone of distribution.

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