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DANIEL ODUBER QUIRÓS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (IATA: LIR, ICAO: MRLB) is located in the northwestern part of the province of Guanacaste, 13 km west of the city of Liberia and 15 km from the most popular tourist beaches of Costa Rica.
It is the second-largest airport in the country and the sixth-busiest in Central America.
It serves especially as a tourist center for those visiting the Pacific coast and western Costa Rica. The airport is named after Daniel Oduber Quirós, who served as president of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978.
The primary reason for its importance lies in its strategic location serving the tourism development hub of the Gulf of Papagayo and the cozy beaches of the Nicoya Peninsula. This airfield is the fastest way to reach tourist sites such as Tamarindo, Playa
Negra, Gulf of Papagayo, Mal Pais, Playa Flamingo, Playa Sámara, Monteverde, Arenal Volcano and Las Baulas National Marine Park.
Secondly, its importance is due to the fact that the weather conditions in the Liberia area are more favorable than those of Alajuela in terms of rainfall intensity and visibility, which is why it is usually an alternate airport for Juan Santamaría.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, Liberia. Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Telephone: (+506) 2666 9600
Web page: www.dgac.go.cr
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