San Jose Juan Santamaria International Airport in a nutshell

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Costa Rica's largest airport is located in Alajuela, about 18 kilometres from the capital city of San Jose.

The Costa Rican arm of Avianca is based here. San Jose is served by flights to destinations throughout Costa Rica, Latin America, the USA and several scheduled flights from Europe, especially from Madrid and Frankfurt.

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Costa Rica's second international airport is called Liberia LIR and serves mainly holiday flights to resorts on the Pacific coast.

If you are looking for an airport in San Jose, California, visit the San Jose SJC airport information page.

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