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