Costa Rica Reopens Airspace After Radar Outage Forces Nationwide Shutdown

Costa Rica's Juan Santamaria International Airport where all flights were cancelled after the country was forced to close its airspace and suspend flights at International airports after a power outage hit a radar system, in Alajuela, Costa Rica, on Sept. 24, 2025. Mayela Lopez/Reuters

Costa Rica reopened its airspace on Wednesday after a power outage forced a nationwide closure for at least five hours, disrupting flights across the country.

The outage, which hit radar systems early on Wednesday, brought all air traffic to a halt and affected both domestic and international travel, Deputy Civil Aviation Director Luis Diego Saborio told Reuters.