Costa Rica Airport Juan Santamaría International, San Jose (SJO)

It is named after Juan Santamar a courageous drummer boy who died in 1856 defending his country against forces led by American adventurer William Walker. The airport, which is Costa Rica's primary airport, serves about one million people each year, a great number of them tourists from Canada and the United States. There are three other international airports in the country but only the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia, Guanacaste is served by major airlines.

Alajuela, the birth place of Juan Santamaría, is located 3 km from the airport.

The airport serves as a hub for TACA/Lacsa for its international network and for TACA's subsidiary Sansa for its domestic network. It also provides services for other airlines flying to the United States, Latin America and Europe.

Costa Rica Airport Daniel Oduber Quiros International, Liberia (LIR)

Located in northern Costa Rica, the Liberia International Airport or the Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport lies in Liberia, the capital of Guanacaste province. Set up mainly to cater to those tourists who wish to enjoy the wonderful weather and great beaches of the North Pacific Coast, the Liberia International Airport sits some 140 miles northwest of the capital city San Jose.

Fast becoming a major international airport exclusively for tourists who want to enjoy Costa Rica’s gorgeous Pacific coastline, arriving at the Liberia International Airport is the quickest way to reach places like Golfo de Papagayo, Playa Grande, Playa Tamarindo, Playa Flamingo, Playa Hermosa, Playa Panama, El Coco and the entire Nicoya peninsula including nine National Parks.

Named in honor of the former president of Costa Rica, Daniel Oduber, whose idea it was to build an airport in the region and who was an avid supporter of expansion and development in Guanacaste, this international airport was opened in 1995, with its first commercial flight arriving here from Miami, Florida.

Costa Rica Airport Limón International (LIO)

It recently officially reopened on Saturday, July 1st, 2006 after being closed nearly 20 years for Costa Rican Domestic Flights.

Puerto Limon and the Southern Caribbean Area towns of Cahuita, Puerto Viejo, Manzanillo and Gandoca, as well as the Indigenous Communities of Bri Bri, Hone Creek, Carbon 1 and 2, Shiroles and Suretka are all within 2 hours of the Puerto Limon Airport by Ground Transportation.

Nature Air Domestic Airline flies an early morning flight daily (7 days per week) from Tobias Bolaños International Airport in Pavas (San Jose Area) to Puerto Limon. The flight departs at 6:15am and arrives in Limon at 06:50am.

SANSA Regional Airline also flies special Charter Flights upon request from San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela.

In the near future, Nature Air also plans to fly 4 times weekly from Bocas del Toro International in Panama to Limon International.

San José  Tobías Bolaños International Airport

The airport is located in the San Jose district of Pavas. It serves as the main airport for domestic flights and handles scheduled international flights to Bocas del Toro and Panama. It also serves as hub for Nature Air.

DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS

BCL Barra del Colorado Airport                              
BAI  Buenos Aires Airport                                                 
RIK  Carrillo Airport                                                              
OTR Coto 47 Airport                                           
DRK Drake Bay Airport                                      
GLF  Golfito Airport                                                 
GPL  Guápiles Airport                                                            
FON  La Fortuna Airport                                                           
LSL   Los Chiles Airport                                                             
NOM Nosara Airport                                                                
PMZ  Palmar Sur Airport                                                          
PJM  Puerto Jimenez Airport                                                     
PBP  Punta Islita Airport                                                            
XQP  Quepos Managua Airport                                              
SPZ   San Isidro de El General,  Perez Zeledon Airport                                                         
TNO  Tamarindo Airport                                                          
TMU  Tambor Airport                                                                
TTQ   Tortuguero Airport                                                         
UPL   Upala Airport

DOMESTIC AIRLINES

Nature Air

About NatureAir NatureAir is the world’s first certified carbon neutral airline, and the fastest growing regional airline in Central America.  Since its inception in 2000, NatureAir has grown from flying 18,000 passengers annually to more than 140,000 in 2008.  NatureAir is the only twin-engine airline in Costa Rica with both scheduled and chartered flights, and offers 74 daily flights to 17 destinations in Costa Rica, and Panama. 

NatureAir’s non-voluntary 100% carbon neutrality program ensures that every flights carbon emissions are compensated to guarantee protection and reforestation of the Osa Peninsula in Southern Costa Rica.  Its commitment to saving energy extends with the use of bio-diesel (cooking oils) to run the company’s entire fleet of ground equipment and diesel vans. NatureAir is a proud sponsor of the Rainforest Alliance, World Heritage Alliance, Climate Neutral Network, The Ecotourism Society, and founded the NatureKids Foundation.  The World Travel & Tourism Council, Rainforest Alliance, Conde Nast Traveler and Virgin Holidays have recognized NatureAir for its sustainability efforts.

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