Airport Guides

Complete 2026 guide to Sint Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) — the world’s most photographed runway approach and Caribbean transit hub for eight surrounding islands — covering Maho Beach reality, Dutch-French border crossing, the post-Irma 2025 terminal reopening, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Manaus Eduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO) — the gateway to the Brazilian Amazon, Meeting of the Waters and Anavilhanas Archipelago — covering AZUL/GOL/LATAM hub dynamics, Brazil’s e-Visa for US/CA/AU since April 2025, mandatory yellow fever vaccination, and the Free Trade Zone tax-free electronics reality.

Complete 2026 guide to Guadalajara Don Miguel Hidalgo International Airport (GDL) — Mexico’s second-busiest airport and gateway to Tequila country, the Mariachi heartland and Mexico’s tech/business hub — covering the Aeromexico/Volaris hub, the FMM-replaced-by-passport-stamp 2024 rule, the Uber 2nd-floor parking pickup zone, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Liberia Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) — Costa Rica’s Guanacaste gateway and shortcut to Pápagayo, Tamarindo, Conchal and Coco — covering the Coopetransatlantica taxi cooperative, the 180-day visa-free entry, the mandatory rental insurance reality, and Spirit Airlines collapse impact on US-Costa Rica routes.

Complete 2026 guide to Montego Bay Sangster International Airport (MBJ) — Jamaica’s busiest airport and gateway to Negril, Ocho Rios and the Hip Strip — covering the JCDF eGate online form mandatory since 2024, the iconic Club Mobay arrival/departure concierge service, the JUTA cooperativa taxis, and the Spirit Airlines collapse impact.

Complete 2026 guide to Havana José Martí International Airport (HAV) — covering Cuba’s three active terminals (T1 domestic, T2 charter, T3 main international), the Tourist Card requirement (~€22-50), medical insurance proof, the chaotic CUP/MLC/USD currency reality, US OFAC sanctions and the 12 authorised travel categories.

Complete 2026 guide to San Salvador International Airport (SAL) — covering El Salvador’s USD currency since 2001 and Bitcoin legal tender since 2021, the post-2022 security transformation, the El Tunco surf coast 30 minutes from the terminal, the Volaris El Salvador hub, the Spirit Airlines collapse impact, and the CA-4 visa rules.

Complete 2026 guide to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) — the world’s only major airport built and operated by a private resort developer — covering the iconic five palapa-style thatched-roof terminals, the resort transfer math, the Spirit Airlines collapse impact, the Tourist Card included in airline tickets since 2018, and why Uber doesn’t operate at PUJ.

Complete 2026 guide to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) — the international gateway to Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana and Sugarloaf — covering Terminal 1’s 2023 closure (T2 carries everything now), the Brazilian e-Visa for US/CA/AU since April 2025, the Linha Amarela vs Linha Vermelha route choice, Carnival capacity, and the Plaza Premium Lounge.

Complete 2026 guide to Recife Guararapes International Airport (REC) covering the Aena modernised terminal, the 5 km distance to Boa Viagem beach (closest LATAM international airport-to-major-beach combination), Brazil’s reinstated e-Visa for US/CA/AU travellers since April 2025, Carnival capacity logistics for February, and the Plaza Premium Lounge.

Complete 2026 guide to Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport (GYE) — the mainland gateway to Galápagos — covering Ecuador’s USD-dollarised currency since 2000, the Galápagos National Park fee doubled to US$200 in mid-2024, the INGALA Transit Card workflow, the post-2024 internal-security situation, and the Plaza Premium Lounge.

Complete 2026 guide to Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez Airport (SCL) covering Terminal 2 (live since 2022, fully ramped 2024) for international flights, T1 domestic-only, the abolished reciprocity fee (gone since March 2014), Centropuerto bus to Pajaritos Metro, the new Plaza Premium Lounge (opened late 2024), Easter Island flights, and Patagonia/Atacama connections.

Complete 2026 guide to Panama City Tocumen Airport (PTY) covering Copa Airlines’ two-bank hub system, the dollarised currency (USD since 1904), Terminal 2 (opened 2019, ramped 2024), the 180-day visa-free stamp (longest in LATAM), the Spirit Airlines collapse impact, and the missing Priority Pass option.

Complete 2026 guide to Guatemala City La Aurora Airport (GUA) covering the 5 km distance to Plaza Mayor, the El Tepeyac replacement airport approved 2024-25 but not before 2030, Spirit Airlines’ May 2026 collapse and JetBlue/Avianca/Volaris replacement routes, the Atitrans/Clásica Antigua shuttles, CA-4 visa rules, and the lack of a Priority Pass walk-in lounge.

Complete 2026 guide to Cartagena Rafael Núñez Airport (CTG) covering the 1.5 km distance to the UNESCO walled city, Spirit Airlines’ May 2026 collapse and the JetBlue/Avianca/Wingo replacement routes, the new Plaza Premium Lounge (opened 2024), and the phased terminal expansion completing in 2027.