Santa Teresa / Mal País Surf (15 min)
The primary reason travelers fly to Cobano — see the Tambor Airport section for full details on the Santa Teresa and Mal País surf experience. From…
Cóbano — Nicoya Peninsula. 20 min to Santa Teresa / Mal País.
Cobano Airport (IATA: OBO, ICAO: MRCO) is a small grass airstrip in the highland center of the southern Nicoya Peninsula — geographically the closest air access point to Santa Teresa, Mal País, and Montezuma. While Tambor Airport (TMU) offers a longer paved runway, Cobano's position 15 minutes from Santa Teresa (vs. 30 minutes from Tambor) makes it the preferred landing point for travelers specifically targeting the surf community.
The airstrip serves the agricultural town of Cobano — the commercial hub of the southern peninsula — and provides a slightly faster transfer to the Pacific coast surfing destinations that have made this area internationally famous. Charter aircraft land here primarily for the direct Santa Teresa connection.
Note: the Cobano grass airstrip is shorter and more dependent on weather conditions than the paved Tambor airport. AeroRide evaluates current conditions before routing charter flights here versus Tambor.
The primary reason travelers fly to Cobano — see the Tambor Airport section for full details on the Santa Teresa and Mal País surf experience. From…
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Cobano Airport (IATA: OBO, ICAO: MRCO) is a grass airstrip in Cobano, the closest air access to Santa Teresa and Mal País surf on the Nicoya Peninsula. 800m grass runway, 19m elevation, daylight operations.
Cobano is 15 minutes from Santa Teresa vs. 30 minutes from Tambor. If your destination is specifically Santa Teresa or Mal País surf, Cobano is the closer option. However, Tambor's paved runway and greater length makes it the more operationally reliable choice in all weather conditions. AeroRide assesses current conditions and recommends the appropriate airport at time of booking.
OBO has an 800-meter grass runway at 19m elevation. Daylight operations, weather-dependent. ICAO: MRCO. Limited to small propeller aircraft.
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