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Juan Santamaria International Airport |
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Located in Alajeula almost at a distance of 20 kilometers from San Jose, the Juan Santamaria airport is anmed after the Costa Rican national hero Juan Santamaria who was supposedly brutally injured while defending his country against the American forces. It is considered to be the most important airport of Costa Rica, serving about 3 million peoples every year. Majority of the tourists coming down to this Juan Santamaria International Airport are found to be from Canada, United States and Europe.
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This Juan Santamaria International Airport is also known for its long runway that is compatible with the smooth operating conditions of the large and wide-bodied airplanes. The most common models of airplanes that either arrive or depart from this Juan Santamaria International Airport are found to be A300, A310, A340, Boeing 757, Boeing 767 and Boeing 747.
The Juan Santamaria International Airport is one of the busiest of South American airports handling more than 3 million passengers every year, about 65% of which are foreign tourists. This airport is rated pretty high on its prevailing infrastructure and aviation standards. There are 12 gates of this airport, of which 8 have jet ways with them and 7 gates with jet ways are in the pipelines. A specially designed and prepared VIP room is also present in this airport. The building of this Juan Santamaria International Airport is a single stranded one almost equally divided into two parts. The first part of this building consists of the ticket counters and booking places with the security parts. The remaining portion of this building consists of restaurants and the shops.
Ground transportation facilities that are associated with this airport are also of high quality. Just outside this Juan Santamaria International Airport, you will find a bus stop where you will get Alajuela-San Jose buses. Taxis are also available from this airport that will take you to different parts of this country. A separate baggage claiming area and ATM is also available just on the outskirts of this airport.
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