Limón International Airport () in
Limón
Limón (), also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital city of both the province and canton of the same name. One of Costa Rica's seven "middle cities" (i.e., main cities outside of San José's Greater Metropolitan Area), Limón has a populat ...
,
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
, is one of the four
international airports
An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have facilities ...
in that country.
Puerto Limón and the southern Caribbean area towns of Cahuita, Puerto Viejo, Manzanillo and Gandoca, as well as the indigenous communities of
Bri Bri, Hone Creek, Carbon 1 and 2,
Shiroles and Suretka are all within two hours of the airport by ground transportation.
Although labelled as an international airport, its current passenger flights are only domestic.
Nature Air
Nature Air was a regional airline headquartered in San José, Costa Rica that offered a scheduled service to a range of tourist destinations in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. It operated scheduled domestic and international services, as well a ...
, when it was last active, flew only charter flights to Limón.
SANSA Airlines
SANSA (''Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A.'') is a regional airline based in San José, Costa Rica. It operates scheduled passenger services as part of the former TACA Regional system, and was a subsidiary of Avianca Holdings. Its main hub is Jua ...
flies daily flights to and from San José's Juan Santamaria International Airport.
The Limon
non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon (NDB) or non-directional radio beacon is a radio beacon which does not include directional information. Radio beacons are radio transmitters at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. NDB are i ...
(Ident: LIO) is located northwest of the airport. The Limon
VOR/DME
In radio navigation, a VOR/DME is a radio beacon that combines a VHF omnidirectional range (VOR) with a distance-measuring equipment (DME). The VOR allows the receiver to measure its bearing to or from the beacon, while the DME provides the sla ...
(Ident: LIO) is located on the field.
History
The airport re-opened on 1 July 2006 after being closed nearly 20 years for domestic flights. It is the primary airport serving the
Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...
side of Costa Rica.
The Presidency Ministry announced in June 2011 that
Sansa Airlines
SANSA (''Servicios Aéreos Nacionales S.A.'') is a regional airline based in San José, Costa Rica. It operates scheduled passenger services as part of the former TACA Regional system, and was a subsidiary of Avianca Holdings. Its main hub is Jua ...
would begin regular scheduled flights four times a week to Limón Airport, beginning in July and costing ₡30,000–₡75,000 ($60–$150), to increase tourism to
Limón Province
Limón () is one of seven Provinces of Costa Rica, provinces in Costa Rica. The province covers an area of 9,189 km2, and has a population of 386,862.
The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the ...
.
There are plans to modernize the airport with a new passenger terminal that reflects the local culture as well as being environmentally friendly.
The landing area will be expanded from 10 meters wide to 18 meters, and up to 1137 meters in length.
Airlines and destinations
See also
*
Transport in Costa Rica
There are many modes of transport in Costa Rica but the country's infrastructure has suffered from a lack of maintenance and new investment. There is an extensive road system of more than 30,000 kilometers, although much of it is in disrepair; th ...
*
List of airports in Costa Rica
This is a list of airports in Costa Rica, sorted by location.
Airports
See also
* Transport in Costa Rica
* List of airports by ICAO code: M#MR - Costa Rica
* Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Cos ...
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - LimónSansa*
Airport photographs
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Airports in Costa Rica
Buildings and structures in Limón Province