There is an exit tax for all foreigners leaving the country by air of $26, according to Article II of Law 8316.
Juan Santamaría International Airport was recently named the third best airport in the world in the under 5 million passengers a year category and fourth overall in the Americas (including North America) by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The rating was based on the quality of the services provided by the airport as well as other aspects, for example, the attentiveness of the airport’s staff.
