Longest Airport Runways in Costa Rica

Airports in Costa Rica ranked by the length of their longest open runway.

📅 2026📏 metres29 entries🇨🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 29

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Juan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela) · 9,882 ft · ASP

3,012 m

Daniel Oduber Quirós International AirportLiberia · 9,022 ft · ASP

2,750 m

Limón International AirportLimón · 5,906 ft · ASP

1,800 m

Tobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose · 5,138 ft · ASP

1,566 m

Chacarita AirportPuntarenas · 4,921 ft · ASP

1,500 m

Finca 10 / Nuevo Palmar Sur AirportPuntarenas · 4,700 ft · ASP

1,433 m

Golfito AirportGolfito · 4,593 ft · ASP

1,400 m

Palmar Sur AirportPalmar Sur · 4,570 ft · ASP

1,393 m

Los Chiles AirportLos Chiles · 4,265 ft · ASP

1,300 m

Guapiles AirportPococi · 3,609 ft · CON

1,100 m

Quepos Managua AirportQuepos · 3,609 ft · ASP

1,100 m

Upala AirportUpala · 3,536 ft · ASP

1,078 m

El Carmen de Siquirres AirportSiquirres · 3,350 ft · ASP

1,021 m

Barra del Colorado AirportPococi · 3,281 ft · ASP

1,000 m

Cabo Velas AirportCabo Velas · 3,281 ft · ASP

1,000 m

Coto 47 AirportCorredores · 3,281 ft · ASP

1,000 m

Nosara AirportNicoya · 3,281 ft · ASP

1,000 m

Pandora AirportLimón · 3,280 ft · ASP

1,000 m

Buenos Aires AirportPunta Arenas · 3,248 ft · CON

990 m

San Vito de Java AirportCoto Brus · 3,215 ft · ASP

980 m

Santa Clara De Guapiles AirportLimón · 3,215 ft · ASP

980 m

Duacari 2 AirportGuapiles · 3,163 ft · ASP

964 m

Aerotortuguero AirportRoxana · 3,118 ft · ASP

950 m

Tambor AirportNicoya · 2,723 ft · ASP

830 m

Puerto Jimenez AirportPuerto Jimenez · 2,707 ft · UNK

825 m

Islita AirportNandayure · 2,625 ft · UNK

800 m

La Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna · 2,625 ft · ASP

800 m

Tamarindo AirportTamarindo · 2,625 ft · UNK

800 m

Drake Bay AirportPuntarenas · 2,461 ft · ASP

750 m

Highlights

Within Costa Rica, Juan Santamaría International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,012 m, followed by Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (2,750 m) and Limón International Airport (1,800 m).

Across 29 entries, values run from 3,012 m (Juan Santamaría International Airport) to 750 m (Drake Bay Airport), with a median of 1,000 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets · Public domain (OurAirports) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Airport and runway records are community maintained and released to the public domain; no guarantee of accuracy is made. Only active small, medium, and large airports are included.

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Highlights

Across 29 entries, values run from 3,012 m (Juan Santamaría International Airport) to 750 m (Drake Bay Airport), with a median of 1,000 m.

Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.