Twenty-five point four nautical miles from the General valley to the coast. And it is the leg joining the two most visited parks of the southern Pacific without driving down the Costanera. From 1,095 USD per aircraft.
Route facts
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Isidro de El General (IPZ / MRSI) |
| Destination | La Managua (XQP / MRQP), Quepos |
| Distance | 25.4 NM · 47 km |
| Price | From 1,095 USD per aircraft |
Chirripó and Manuel Antonio in one trip
They are the two parks most often combined in the southern Pacific, and they are opposites in every respect.
Chirripó is high mountain: the country's highest point, with an advance booking on a limited quota and several days of walking. Access requires an authorisation handled by the area’s administration or your local operator, on their own timescales.
Manuel Antonio is coast: beach, lowland forest and a half-day visit.
Overland they are joined by the Costanera, a good two and a half hours, dropping from San Isidro's six hundred and forty metres to sea level. Twenty-five nautical miles by air.
The specific aircraft is assigned on confirmation, based on passenger count, baggage and the destination field.
Here the flight buys recovery, not time
That is this leg's particularity, and it appears nowhere else in the catalogue.
Anyone coming down from Chirripó has three or four days of mountain behind them. Two and a half hours of winding road after that is not only time: it is tiredness on top of tiredness.
The flight does not save you a day or avoid a difficult pass. It saves you the worst run of the trip at the worst moment.
It is a different argument from the usual one, and worth stating plainly: it is not efficiency, it is comfort at a specific point.
And the park still sets the date
Chirripó's quota is booked in advance and we do not handle it. Access requires an authorisation handled by the area’s administration or your local operator, on their own timescales.
That means this flight's date is fixed after the park's, not before. And that if the descent runs a day late, the flight moves with it.
Ask for it with that flexibility in mind.
And the rest of the south, from the same point
| From San Isidro | Distance |
|---|---|
| Quepos | 25.4 NM |
| Palmar Sur | 27.9 NM |
| Drake Bay | 38.0 NM |
| Golfito | 52.2 NM |
San Isidro is closer to Quepos than to San José — 25.4 against 48.5 nautical miles — which makes it the real centre of the south, not a stop along the way.
An itinerary combining mountain, coast and Osa never needs to return to the Central Valley.
Frequently asked questions
How long is San Isidro to Quepos?
The flight covers 25.4 nautical miles. On the Costanera it is a good two and a half hours, dropping from 640 metres to sea level.
Is it worth it for twenty-five nautical miles?
If you are coming down from Chirripó, yes: it saves you the worst run of the trip at the worst moment. Not efficiency, comfort.
When do I fix the date?
After the park's. Chirripó's quota is booked in advance and we do not handle it. Access requires an authorisation handled by the area’s administration or your local operator, on their own timescales.
And if the descent runs late?
The flight moves with it. Ask for it with that flexibility in mind.
What else is nearby?
Palmar Sur at 27.9 nautical miles, Drake Bay at 38.0, Golfito at 52.2.
Do I have to return to the Central Valley between parks?
No. San Isidro is closer to Quepos than to San José, and the whole south is reachable from there.
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