{"id":19812,"date":"2026-10-23T05:23:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rahizi.org\/non-classe\/costa-rica-juan-santamaria-control-tower-power-failure-october-22-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:23:05","slug":"costa-rica-juan-santamaria-control-tower-power-failure-october-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rahizi.org\/en\/actualites-aviation\/costa-rica-juan-santamaria-control-tower-power-failure-october-22-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica: power failure knocks out Juan Santamar\u00eda control tower systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <strong>Thursday 22 October 2026<\/strong>, an <strong>electrical failure<\/strong> temporarily knocked out critical systems in the <strong>control tower<\/strong> at Costa Rica\u2019s main hub, <strong>Juan Santamar\u00eda International Airport (SJO)<\/strong>. <strong>The Tico Times<\/strong> and <strong>La Naci\u00f3n<\/strong> report that radar screens, communications, weather feeds and radio gear were offline for nearly an hour; controllers relied on a portable backup radio while technicians restored power.<\/p>\n<h2>What travellers saw<\/h2>\n<p>Airport operations were briefly interrupted. Public Works and Transport Minister Efra\u00edm Zeled\u00f3n confirmed the electrical fault and said crews restored systems faster than first feared; Civil Aviation and operator Aeris later said arrivals and departures were back to normal and maintained that scheduled flights were not affected. Travellers were still advised to check with their airline. The episode follows earlier SJO infrastructure stress \u2014 including a September fibre cut and a previous radar power failure that closed Costa Rican airspace for hours \u2014 so reliability of tower backups remains under scrutiny.<\/p>\n<h2>If the schedule is critical<\/h2>\n<p>Even a short tower outage can cascade into holds and late bank recovery. If you cannot absorb another slip on Central America connections, a <a href=\"\/en\/jet-prive\/\">private jet<\/a> or <a href=\"\/en\/empty-legs\/\">empty leg<\/a> into an alternate regional field may be workable once the airspace is confirmed open. Rahizi qualifies the brief and returns partner options.<\/p>\n<p>Need an option today? Message <a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/33756959345\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Facts from The Tico Times and La Naci\u00f3n, 22 October 2026 (Juan Santamar\u00eda \/ SJO). Always verify with your carrier.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday 22 October 2026, an electrical failure temporarily knocked out critical systems in the control tower at Costa Rica\u2019s main hub, Juan Santamar\u00eda International Airport (SJO). 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