Costa Rica has closed its doors to General Aviation at a a third airport; Liberia, Costa Rica (MRLB) from April 26 to May 06, 2013 due to the arrival of President Obama. This leaves only the Limon, Costa Rica airport (MRLM) as the last remaining international airport not restricted by the president's arrival. Unfortunately, MRLM is woefully inadequate and does not have the infrastructure to handle any significant volume of traffic and has very limited parking ramp available. Therefore, Costa Rica has essentially shut its doors to General Aviation. In addition, all airline flights to San Jose, Costa Rica have been cancelled for a 24 hour period around the president's arrival. To make matters worse, not all of the NOTAM's have yet been published, our information is coming from our agents and local authorities of what is being planned.

If you are planning to travel to Costa Rica between today and May 07, 2013 you should carefully assess your travel plans to ensure that you will not be affected. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-786-206-6147.

Rick Gardner
Caribbean Sky Tours