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Airlines That Travel Inside Costa Rica by Jim Kesel
Costa Rica is one of the major Latin American
countries in Central America where tourism is booming. Thus, the need
for airlines that travel inside Costa Rica is increasing and the
government is working its best to supply the demand.
There are various airlines that travel inside Costa Rica both
international, domestic, and even charter flights. The official flag
carrier is Lacsa (Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA), which has been
established since 1945 and is based in the country's major airport in
San Jose.
Lacsa operates international scheduled flights to more than 20 major
destinations in Central, North and South America. Among those
destinations are Bogotá, Tegucigalpa, Guatemala City, New York, Buenos
Aires, Mexico City, Toronto, Havana, Lima, Panama City, Chicago, Los
Angeles, Miami, and San Salvador.
Sansa Airline is a full owned subsidiary of Lacsa and started its
operations in 1980. It has approximately 9 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan and
1 Aerospatiale ATR-42-300. It flies to around 18 destinations within
Costa Rica.
Another long running airline in Costa Rica is Air Charter Service. It
has been in operation since 1970 and is divided into two major but
different divisions: Aviones Taxi Aereo and Taxi Aereo Centroamericano.
Nature Air Airline is based in Tobías Bolaños International Airport, San
José. It has been operating since 1991 to provide domestic flight
services and it was formerly known as Travelair.
Paradise Air travels to approximately 33 destinations in Costa Rica and
is one of the leading Air Charter operators within Costa Rica, Panama
and also in Nicaragua. Another one of the airlines that service Costa
Rica is Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica. It is a relatively new budget
airline based in San José. It was established in 2003, although it began
its operations in 2005.
There are two major airports in Costa Rica. First is the Juan Santamaría
Airport which is accessible to the cities of San José, Alajuela and
Heredia. The second is the Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
located in Liberia in the Guanacaste Province.
Although the airport in Liberia is considerably smaller than the former,
it impressively receives flights from major airlines like American, Air
Canada, Delta, Continental, and United. These airlines that travel
inside Costa Rica connects the country to international cities like
Atlanta, Calgary, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, London, Miami,
Newark, Vancouver, and more.
There are also several domestic airports in other major cities of Costa
Rica. In Limon, there is one in the city itself and one each in Barra
del Colorado and Tortuguero. In South Puntarenas, there are five
domestic airports like the Carate, Coto 47, Drake Bay, Golfito, Palmar
Sur, and Puerto Jiménez.
In North Puntarenas, there are two others namely: the Quepos Domestic
Airport and the Tambor Domestic Airport. Because Guanacaste is the
gateway to Costa Rica's fantastic beaches, they have for domestic
airports which are in Carrillo (Samara), Nosara, Punta Islita and
Tamarindo. Other domestic airports are Pavas Domestic Airport in San
Jose and La Fortuna Domestic Airport in Alajuela.
As you can clearly see that access to air travel within Costa Rica is
very easy and convenient to both the traveler and resident.
By Jim Kesel
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