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Costa Rica’s Domestic Airlines

Costa Rica’s Domestic Airlines

luggage restrictions | ticketing | airports | flights worth taking | charters | recommended Prices have definitely increased on average since the lengthy competition between Sansa and Nature Air ended.  You can still find flights worth taking in Costa Rica but it may take more looking. Puddle … [Read more...]

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Charter Flights

Charter Flights

Private Planes & Helicopters in Costa Rica A thirty minute flight may save six or eight hours compared to ground transportation. save time & money | scheduled flights | charter companies | air destinations | flying Chartering a plane might sound like something only the rich and … [Read more...]

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Which Airport is better – LIR in Libera or SJO Outside of San José?

Which Airport is better – LIR in Libera or SJO Outside of San José?

Costa Rica has two international airports - Liberia (Daniel Oduber, LIR) and San José (Juan Santamaría, SJO).  Both are fairly modern and efficient but are also operating well over their designed capacity.  Your itinerary, interests, budget, timing and other factors will determine which is better or … [Read more...]

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Getting the Best Airfare to Costa Rica

Getting the Best Airfare to Costa Rica

Any time you travel to Costa Rica your best bet for getting cheap airfare is to know a good deal when you see one.  The second most important thing to know when shopping for flights is that cheapest is almost never the best.  The third and maybe most important is that finding the least expensive … [Read more...]

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Flights Worth Taking

Flights Worth Taking

It's tempting to look at a 25 minute flight time compared with a four hour drive and think it's an obvious choice but it's often misleading.  We recommend flying on a few select routes where a small plane is the cheapest and fastest transport What are the Problems with Flying A few things … [Read more...]

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Nature Air Grounded

Nature Air Grounded

Update January 21, 2019 - One year after shutting down Nature Air has made a financial settlement with Lloyd's of London and announced that they are accepting offers of financing and job applications for all positions in hopes of eventually resuming operations.  No new information was provided about … [Read more...]

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Map of Costa Rica’s Airports

Map of Costa Rica’s Airports

Note: Updated May 1, 2018 – Nature Air has been grounded since a fatal crash on December 31, 2017.  General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) reinstated their permission to operate in February of 2018 but the airline did not resume operations.  As of May 1, 2018 the DGAC has suspended Nature … [Read more...]

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Tips for Travel on Domestic Airlines

Tips for Travel on Domestic Airlines

Domestic flights can be a great way to see some of the more remote areas of Costa Rica. Distances are short, flights from San José are under an hour to anywhere, and prices can be as low as $40-70 one way which is very competitive with renting an SUV or riding in a tourist transport bus for a … [Read more...]

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LIR Live Flight Updates

LIR Live Flight Updates

Daniel Oduber Liberia International Airport Costa Rica (LIR) Check the status of your flight.  All times are local (Central American Standard Time).  Most airlines require you to be at the airport at least three hours prior to your scheduled departure time and Costa Rican law requires you to pay … [Read more...]

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SJO Live Flight Updates

SJO Live Flight Updates

Juan Santamaría International Airport Costa Rica (SJO) Live Flight Updates Check the status of your flight.  All times are local (Central American Standard Time).  Most airlines require you to be at the airport at least three hours prior to your scheduled departure time and Costa Rican law requires … [Read more...]

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Nature Air Unlimited Flight Pass

Nature Air Unlimited Flight Pass

Note: Updated July 1, 2018 – It is evident that Nature Air will not be resuming operations.  If you are holding tickets, coupons or vouchers for future flights they are probably worthless...see details   NOTE: Nature Air discontinued their unlimited flight pass - we're keeping this page … [Read more...]

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Good News & Bad News from Southwest Airlines

Good News & Bad News from Southwest Airlines

You want the good news or the bad news first? At the beginning of June 2016 Southwest Airlines made a couple of big announcements about their Costa Rica flights to Liberia (LIR) and San José (SJO) International Airports. Good News - Super Cheap Airfare Round trip fares under $250 including two … [Read more...]

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Southwest Airlines Airfare Roulette

Southwest Airlines Airfare Roulette

Sue has become the master of Southwest Airlines new game "airfare roulette." Since Southwest added flights from Houston Hobby to SJO and LIR Costa Rica and we have easy connections from Colorado it's become our airline of choice.  In April 2016 they announced direct flights from L.A. which gives … [Read more...]

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