This is a list of airlines currently operating in Costa Rica. [1] [2]
| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Image | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobell Airlines |  | 1988 | ||||
| Avianca Costa Rica | LR | LRC | LACSA |  | 2013 | |
| Aviones Taxi Aereo | 1971 | |||||
| Costa Rica Green Airways | GW | GRA | GREEN |  | 2018 | |
| SkyWay | LC | GCS | SKYTEC | [3] | 2014 | |
| Sansa Airlines | RZ | LRS | SANSA |  | 1978 | |
| TAC Airlines | TIC | 2018 | ||||
| Volaris Costa Rica | Q6 | VOC | COSTA RICAN |  | 2016 |
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by 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 border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around five million in a land area of 51,060 km2 (19,710 sq mi). An estimated 333,980 people live in the capital and largest city, San José, with around two million people in the surrounding metropolitan area.
Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1983, claimed it was for neutrality. Due to certain powerful constituencies favoring its methods, it has a weight in world affairs far beyond its size. The country lobbied aggressively for the establishment of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and became the first nation to recognize the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights Court, based in San José.
Avianca Costa Rica S.A., formerly known as LACSA, minority owned by the Synergy Group, is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in Central, North and South America. The airline previously used the TACA/LACSA moniker when it was a subsidiary of Grupo TACA. Since May 2013, following Avianca's purchase of Grupo TACA, Avianca Costa Rica became one of seven nationally branded airlines operated by Avianca Group of Latin American airlines.
The national flag of Costa Rica is based on a design created in 1848 and consists of two blue stripes, two white stripes, and a central red stripe which is twice as wide as each of the other four. The civil flag omits the coat of arms seen on the state flag, since the state variant is only permitted to be used by the government.
Juan Santamaría International Airport is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in Alajuela Province, 20 kilometres west of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan Santamaría, a drummer boy who died in 1856 defending his country against forces led by William Walker, an American filibuster.
Aero Costa Rica was an airline based in San José, Costa Rica. In 1997 it ceased operations.
Guanacaste Airport, officially Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, and also known as Liberia International Airport, is one of four international airports in Costa Rica. It is 11 kilometres west-southwest of the city of Liberia in Guanacaste Province, and serves as a tourism hub for those who visit the Pacific coast and western Costa Rica. The facility covers 243 hectares of land and has a single 2,750-metre (9,022 ft) runway capable of handling wide body aircraft, including the Boeing 747.
Tobías Bolaños International Airport is one of four international airports in Costa Rica, and the secondary airport serving the city of San José, after Juan Santamaría International Airport. It is located in downtown San José, in Pavas District, San José Canton. The airport is named for Costa Rican pilot Tobias Bolaños Palma (1892-1953).
Carrillo Airport is an airport serving Puerto Carrillo, a Pacific coastal village in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. The airport and village are 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Sámara village.
Bahía Drake Airport is an airport serving Bahía Drake, a Pacific coastal district with a long tradition as a tourist destination in Osa Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. The airport is also known as Drake Bay Airport.
Bluefields International Airport is an airport serving Bluefields, a harbor city in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. It is the busiest airport in the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua.
San Isidro de El General Airport is an airport serving the city of San Isidro de El General and Pérez Zeledón county, Costa Rica. The airport is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of downtown San Isidro.
The Costa Rica women's national football team represents Costa Rica in women's international football. The national team is controlled by the governing body Costa Rican Football Federation. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Guatemala and Panama.
The incidence of disability in Costa Rica is about 10.5% of the population. The country is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities since 2008.
Arenal Airport is an airport serving La Fortuna, a district in San Carlos Canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. The airport is named after the Arenal Volcano, one of the major tourist attractions in the country.
Albatros Airlines is a Venezuelan charter airline with private capital, authorized to carry out flights for the transfer of passengers and cargo.
The cinema of Costa Rica comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Costa Rica or by Costa Rican filmmakers abroad.
