In the capital of Costa Rica’s Province of Guanacaste Liberia, the Daniel Oduber International Airport is the fastest growing airport of the nation. Not quite as big yet as Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, but much bigger than the domestic Tobias Bolanos Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica’s third airport. The Liberia Airport is mainly receiving flights from the USA with tourists who prefer to skip the long travel from the Central Valley to the North-Pacific beaches. The distance between Liberia and San Jose is approximately 215 kilometres, a four to five hour long drive. From Daniel Oduber Airport in Liberia it is only a short drive to popular beaches such as Tamarindo, Playa Grande, Playa Hermosa and Playa Flamingo. Also the National Marine Park of Las Baulas is easy accessible from Liberia. Liberia’s airport is named after the former Costa Rican president Daniel Oduber, who initiated the construction of the airport in the mid seventies to give an impulse to the development of the Guanacaste region. After a renovation in 1995 Liberia’s airport was reopened and thanks to a growing attraction of Costa Rica as a relatively nearby destination for tourists who enjoy nature in all its pure beauty invites large numbers of passengers. The latest statistics show that more than 90% of the tourists who find their way to the airport in Liberia are flying in from the USA and that most of them spend their Costa Rican vacation in Guanacaste. The real estate business for foreigners is booming in Costa Rica and especially in Guanacaste where may expats and pensioners have purchased a home. From Daniel Oduber Liberia International Airport short domestic flights can take you directly to the beach towns of Samara and Tamarindo. But those destinations are also very easy to reach from Tobias Bolanos Airport, which offers flights to almost 20 destinations all over Costa Rica. If you have arranged a rental car to be picked up in Liberia, the airport has a quick connection with the highway that leads you directly to Playas del Coco, Papagayo and the town of Nosara.