<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Liberia Guanacaste International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The idea for an airport in Guanacaste Province was initially conceived during the government of Daniel Oduber Quir&oacute;s (1974&ndash;1978).</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport was initially named "Llano Grande", due to the name of the area that it was built in. It would later be named "Aeropuerto Tomas Guardia," and the last name it received is that of ex-president Daniel Oduber Quir&oacute;s, in honour of his work for the province of Guanacaste. However, most people call it "Liberia International Airport", and in 2021 the name was changed to Guanacaste Airport for branding purposes.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Expanded terminal and new operator in Liberia Guanacaste International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The government of Costa Rica awarded CORIPORT, S.A., a 20-year concession to design, finance, construct and operate a new terminal building and its associated landside facilities, as well as approximately 36,000 m2 (390,000 sq ft) of airport land currently occupied by the existing terminal and associated facilities. CORIPORT's shareholders include MMM Aviation Group, Emperador Pez Espada S.R.L., Inversiones Cielo Claro LTDA, Cocobolo Inversiones S.R.L., and ADC&amp;HAS Airports Worldwide who also the project's operator.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The new terminal building, encompassing approximately 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft), features a contemporary design that both increases efficiency and capacity over the existing facility. Construction started on 19 October 2010; the terminal opened on 12 January 2012. Further expansion of the terminal commenced in January 2017 and was completed in November; the expansion adds capacity for the airport to receive 5 new airlines.</p>
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