
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.