Airport guide
Drake BayIATA code DRK
Drake Bay (DRK/MRDK) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Drake Bay, Costa Rica in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Drake Bay, Costa Rica
- Codes
- DRK · MRDK
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
- Region
- North America
Drake Bay (DRK/MRDK) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Drake Bay, Costa Rica in North America. Operating on America/Costa_Rica local time at coordinates 8.720°, -83.640°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Drake Bay (DRK) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Drake Bay, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Drake Bay airport details
- IATA code
- DRK
- ICAO code
- MRDK
- City
- Drake Bay
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Region
- North America
- Time zone
- America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates
- 8.719°, -83.642°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Drake Bay’s own pages.
DRK airport facts
- Size class
- Small airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2015
- 13,105
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Puerto Jimenez Airport PJM · 43 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at DRK
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
One open runway. The runway 09/27: 750 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 750 m2,461 ft | — | asphalt | Not listed as lit |
Routes from DRK
Originfacts does not track any routes from DRK yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport.
Terminals, transport and parking at DRK
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Drake Bay, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Drake Bay’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Drake Bay
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- Puerto JimenezPuerto JimenezPJM37 km
- GolfitoGolfito AirportGLF51 km
- San Isidro de El GeneralPerez ZeledonIPZ70 km
- QueposQuepos AirportXQP96 km
- DavidEnrique Malek AirportDAV138 km
- LimonLimon International AirportLIO154 km
- ChanguinolaChanguinolaCHX154 km
- San JoseJuan Santamaria International AirportSJO155 km
- Bocas Del ToroBocas Del ToroBOC167 km
Drake Bay: common questions
Where is Drake Bay?
Drake Bay serves Drake Bay, Costa Rica. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 8.719°, -83.642°.
What are the airport codes for Drake Bay?
The IATA code is DRK and the ICAO code is MRDK.
What time zone is DRK in?
Drake Bay is in the America/Costa_Rica time zone.
How many runways does Drake Bay have?
OurAirports lists one open runway at DRK: 09/27 (750 m (2,461 ft), asphalt).
How many passengers use Drake Bay?
Wikidata records 13,105 passengers for 2015, the latest year it holds.
What is the elevation of Drake Bay?
OurAirports gives DRK’s elevation as 4 m (12 ft) above sea level.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Drake Bay’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q1655137 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)