• Costa Rica is well connected by air to other Central and South American countries, as well as the USA.
• International flights arrive at Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, 17km northwest of San José, in the town of Alajuela.
• Aeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós in Liberia also receives international flights from the USA, the Americas and Canada. It serves a number of American and Canadian airlines and some charters from London. Flights into Liberia have increased since the 2012 opening of a new terminal.
• The national airline, Lacsa (part of the Central American Airline consortium Grupo TACA), flies to the USA and Latin America, including Cuba.
• The US Federal Aviation Administration has assessed Costa Rica’s aviation authorities to be in compliance with international safety standards.

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