Finca 63 Airport
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Finca 63 Airport is an airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 that serves the town of Finca 63
Finca 63
Finca 63 is a town nearby Río Claro, Costa Rica, located 2 miles south on Costa Rica Highway 14 in Puntarenas Province. The airport in Finca 63 serves the city of Río Claro....

 and the city of Río Claro, Costa Rica. The airport is located 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Río Claro.

Scheduled service

None. However, Coto 47 Airport
Coto 47 Airport
Coto 47 Airport is an airport that serves Coto 47, Costa Rica. It is located in Puntarenas province near the Panama border. The airport is accessible to locations such as Pavones, Sabalos, Neily and Playa Zancudo. A scheduled bus, the Finca 40, leaves for Neily daily, and there are also many taxis...

, located 10 miles southeast, receives a daily flight to Golfito
Golfito
This article is about a Costa Rica town. For the ship see TSS Golfito.The port town of Golfito is located in Puntarenas Province on the southern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, near the border of Panama...

 and San José
San José, Costa Rica
San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...

 operated by SANSA.

Non-scheduled service

Due to the abandoned state of the runway surface (as of July 2005), especially during the aerial spraying off-season, some air charter companies may offer limited or no service to this airport. Emergency air ambulance flights are supported by this airport.

Alfa Romeo Taxi Aéreo has a twin-engine Piper Aztec
Piper Aztec
-Accidents and incidents:*On 18 April 1974, Aztec G-AYDE was involved in a ground collision with BAC One-Eleven G-AXMJ at London Luton Airport after the pilot of the Aztec entered the active runway without clearance. He was killed and his passenger was injured...

 based at nearby Coto 47 Airport
Coto 47 Airport
Coto 47 Airport is an airport that serves Coto 47, Costa Rica. It is located in Puntarenas province near the Panama border. The airport is accessible to locations such as Pavones, Sabalos, Neily and Playa Zancudo. A scheduled bus, the Finca 40, leaves for Neily daily, and there are also many taxis...

 and a Cessna 206 at Golfito Airport
Golfito Airport
Golfito Airport is an airport that serves Golfito, Costa Rica.-Scheduled Service:-References:*...

.

Facilities

The airport does not have any facilities available for independent travelers. There are hangars on both ends of the runway intended for aerial spraying aircraft support. Contact the National Helicopter Service (Servicio Nacional de Helicópteros) to inquire for possible aircraft or passenger service arrangements. There is also a private hangar lodging an ultralight aircraft (as of July 2005) on the airfield perimeter near the runway's mid-point. For food and other services, there are corner stores "pulperías" in the surroundings of the airport. Río Claro counts with a variety of restaurants and stores, as well as lodging options.

How to get there

The airstrip is located alongside Highway 14 en route to Golfito. Buses serve both Río Claro and Golfito anywhere from San Jose and Paso Canoas. Taxi cabs are available in nearby Río Claro.
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