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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 travel inside 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.

In addition to the many
airlines that travel inside
Costa Rica
, there are charter air services that
provide access to the most remote parts of the
country.


             
Airlines that Travel inside Costa Rica