Limón International Airport

Limón International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Dirección General de Aviación Civil
Serves Limón, Costa Rica
Elevation AMSL 7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates 09°57′28″N 083°01′19″W / 9.95778°N 83.02194°W / 9.95778; -83.02194Coordinates: 09°57′28″N 083°01′19″W / 9.95778°N 83.02194°W / 9.95778; -83.02194
Map
MRLM
Location in Costa Rica
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 1,800 5,906 Asphalt
Source: Costa Rican AIP[1] GCM[2] Google Maps[3]

Limón International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Limón) (IATA: LIO, ICAO: MRLM) in Limón, Costa Rica, is one of the four international airports in that country. It re-opened on Saturday, 1 July 2006 after being closed nearly 20 years for domestic flights. It is the primary airport serving the Caribbean side of Costa Rica.

The Presidency Ministry announced in June 2011 that Sansa Airlines 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.[4][5]

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 domestic airline currently only flies charter flights to Limón. SANSA Regional Airline also flies charter flights upon request from San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport.

The Limon non-directional beacon (Ident: LIO) is located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) northwest of the airport. The Limon VOR/DME (Ident: LIO) is located on the field.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Sansa Airlines[7] San José, Tortuguero[8]
Nature Air[9] San José, Tortuguero

See also

References

  1. ↑ AIP - Part 3 Aerodromes Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Airport information for Limón International Airport at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ Google Maps - Limón
  4. ↑ New flights to Limón seek to drive up tourism Archived 19 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Tico Times 14 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Turismo podrá volar a Limón a partir de julio Archived 31 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. La Nación, 15 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Limon VOR
  7. ↑ "Limón." Destinations | Limón | SANSA. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2016.
  8. ↑ "Limón." Destinations | Limón | SANSA. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.natureair.com/limon-flights.html

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