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This is the alternate airport for Juan Santamaria Intl. It's located near the city of Liberia, in the province of Guanacaste. It's only a 40-min flight from San Jose and it's runway has almost the same dimensions as the Juan Santamaria's runway. Also it's direction is the same (07-25)
| The History: |
The idea of providing an
airport to the Guanacaste region goes back to the Daniel Oduber presidency (1974-1978),
when the construction started in the place called Llano Grande (12km, 8mi west
of the city of Liberia).
The airpot was reinaugurated on the 28th of October, 1995, after spending 700
million colones, and renamed Daniel Oduber Intl Airport, in honor to a costarrican
ex-president. Also LACSA introduced that day the first commercial flight, first
arriving from San Jose, and then departing to Miami, using a 737-2L9 (N281LF).
| The Runway: |
The Daniel Oduber airport has only one physical runway but both ends are usable. The two usable runways are 07 and 25.
Runway 07:
Usable Lenght: 9022ft - 2750m
Width: 148ft - 45m
Elevation: 259ft
Approach Lights: RL - PAPI
Runway 25:
Usable Lenght: 9022ft - 2750m
Width: 148ft - 45m
Elevation: 269ft
Approach Lights: RL
| Additional Navigational Aids: |
VOR/DME:
Id: LIB ._.. .. _...
Name: LIBERIA
Location: on airport
Frequency: 112.8MHz
ILS:
RWY 07
Id: LIB
Name: LIBERIA
Frequency: 111.3MHz
| Radio Communications: |
Liberia APPROACH: 119.8
MHz
Liberia TOWER: 118.8 MHz
Liberia GROUND: 121.7 MHz
| The Pictures: |
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Main terminal and boarding area |
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Inside the Control Tower |
| The Approach Charts: |
To view this charts you
need ADOBE ACROBAT Viewer (click
here to get it). These charts are only to be used for reference and
NOT FOR ACTUAL NAVIGATION.
More COMING SOON
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VOR
RWY 07 (225kB)
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Airport
Layout
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| The Flights: |
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Commercial
and Charter Flights
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2003
- 2004
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Airline
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Aircraft
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Arrival
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From
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Departure
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Destination
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Schedule
Operation
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| Monday | ||||||
| Continental Airlines | B-737-700 | 12:00
11:00 |
Toronto | 7:10:00 | Houston | 04/02/04... |
| Tuesday | ||||||
| Delta Airlines | B-737-800 | 12:39:00 | Atlanta | 14:00:00 | Atlanta | From 12/04/2004-TBA |
| Wednesday | ||||||
| Continental Airlines | B-737-700 | 18:21:00 | Houston | 04/02/04... | ||
| Delta Airlines | B-737-800 | 12:39:00 | Atlanta | 14:00:00 | Atlanta | From 12/04/2004-TBA |
| Thursday | ||||||
| Continental Airlines | B-737-700 | 8:00 | Houston | 05/02/04... | ||
| Delta Airlines | B-737-800 | 12:39:00 | Atlanta | 14:00 | Atlanta | From 12/04/2004-TBA |
| American Airlines | B-737-800 | 11:33 | Miami | 12:40 | Miami | 04/04/04 until TBA |
| Friday | ||||||
| Delta Airlines | B-737-800 | 12:39:00 | Atlanta | 14:00:00 | Atlanta | From 12/04/2004-TBA |
| Continental Airliness | B-737-700 | 18:21:00 | Houston | 04/02/04... | ||
| Mexicana de Aviación | B-757 & A-320 | 15:30:00 | Cancun | 16:40:00 | 21/05/04-25/06/04 | |
| Saturday | ||||||
| Continental Airlines | B-737-700 | 7:10:00 | Houston | 04/02/04... | ||
| Delta Airlines | B-737-800 | 12:39:00 | Atlanta | 14:00:00 | Atlanta | From 12/04/2004-TBA |
| American Airlines | B-737-800 | 11:33:00 | Miami | 12:40:00 | Miami | 04/04/04 until TBA |
| Ryan Intl. Air | B-737-300 | 14:45:00 | Oakland | 16:15:00 | Atlanta | 29/05/04-21/08/04 |
| Pace Airlines | B-737 | 13:00:00 | Atlanta | 14:15:00 | Atlanta | 04/10/2004 |
| Transmeridian | DC-9/82 | 17:30:00 | Dallas | 18:20:00 | Dallas | 29/05/04-07/08/04 |
| Continental Airlines | B-737-700 | 18:21:00 | Houston | 04/02/04... | ||
| Sunday | ||||||
| Continental Airlines | B-737-700 |
7:10:00
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Houston | From 04/02/04 until ... | ||
| Delta Airlines | B-737-800 |
12:39:00
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Atlanta |
14:00:00
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Atlanta | From 12/04/2004-TBA |
| American Airlines | B-737-800 |
11:33:00
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Miami |
12:40:00
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Miami | 04/04/04 until TBA |
| Continental Airlines | B-737-700 |
18:21:00
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Houston | 04/02/04... | ||
| The Future: |
Currently a few airlines
are starting scheduled fights to Liberia from the USA. Among these we found
Delta Airlines and Grupo Taca,
but the Liberia Airport
is growing rapidly. Delta just announced the increase in frequency of it's Liberia-Atlanta
flight. American and
Continental are schedule
to start operations by the end of January, 2004.
This increase in traffic will requiere and inmediate action by the authorities to increase the capacity of the airport terminal. The plans for this upgrade are currently under way. The aircraft ramp capacity was increased to park 4 airliners. And the main terminal will have two more adjoining buildings to handle the Arrivals and Departures.
Smaller traffic is also increasing as Nature Air opened the route Liberia to Granada, Nicaragua, operated by a Twin Otter.
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