# Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO / MROC)

**Juan Santamaría International Airport** (IATA: SJO, ICAO: MROC) is a large airport in San José (Alajuela), Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. It opened in 1958. It has one runway, 3,012 m (9,882 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 3.1 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SJO / MROC
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: San José (Alajuela), Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
- Opened: 1958
- Elevation: 921 m / 3,021 ft
- Coordinates: 9.9939, -84.2088
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,012 m / 9,882 ft
- Passengers: 3,063,086 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Costa_Rica
- Website: https://sjoairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Santamar%C3%ADa_International_Airport (30 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555940
- Weather station: MROC · WMO 78762
- Ident: MROC

## Timeline

- 1958: Juan Santamaría International Airport opens.
- 7 Apr 2022: DHL Aero Expreso Flight 7216. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,012 m / 9,882 ft | 46 m / 151 ft | Asphalt | 069° / 249° | yes |

- 07/25 slopes 1.1%: threshold 07 at 895 m / 2,936 ft, threshold 25 at 928 m / 3,045 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 4,257,606 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 3,857,588 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 3,872,467 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,820,688 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,917,573 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,494,875 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 6,456,750 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 5,092,060 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 5,074,713 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 5,541,577 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,648,408 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 3,063,086 | Wikidata |

## Routes

56 destinations in 20 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (50)

- [XQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrqp.md) Quepos Managua Airport · Costa Rica · 62 km / 39 mi · SANSA
- [FON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mran.md) La Fortuna Arenal Airport · Costa Rica · 67 km / 42 mi · SANSA
- [TMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrtr.md) Tambor Airport · Costa Rica · 93 km / 58 mi · SANSA
- [TTQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrbt.md) Tortuguero Airport · Costa Rica · 99 km / 62 mi · SANSA
- [LIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlm.md) Limón International Airport · Costa Rica · 130 km / 81 mi · SANSA
- [DRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrdk.md) Drake Bay Airport · Costa Rica · 155 km / 96 mi · SANSA
- [NOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrns.md) Nosara Airport · Costa Rica · 158 km / 98 mi · SANSA
- [LIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlb.md) Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport · Costa Rica · 161 km / 100 mi · SANSA
- [TNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrtm.md) Tamarindo Airport · Costa Rica · 179 km / 111 mi · SANSA
- [GLF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrgf.md) Golfito Airport · Costa Rica · 187 km / 116 mi · SANSA
- [PJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrpj.md) Puerto Jimenez Airport · Costa Rica · 191 km / 119 mi · SANSA
- [BOC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpbo.md) Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport · Panama · 227 km / 141 mi · SANSA
- [MGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mnmg.md) Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport · Nicaragua · 321 km / 199 mi · SANSA, Copa Airlines
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 539 km / 335 mi · Avianca Costa Rica, Copa Airlines
- [SAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslp.md) El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez · El Salvador · 652 km / 405 mi · Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca El Salvador
- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 855 km / 531 mi · Avianca Costa Rica, Copa Airlines
- [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 953 km / 592 mi · Avianca Costa Rica
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 1,057 km / 657 mi · Avianca Costa Rica, Wingo
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 1,256 km / 780 mi · Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,261 km / 784 mi · Volaris Costa Rica, Volaris
- [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Ecuador · 1,298 km / 807 mi · Avianca Costa Rica
- [GYE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/segu.md) José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport · Ecuador · 1,434 km / 891 mi · Avianca Costa Rica
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,805 km / 1,122 mi · Avianca Costa Rica, American Airlines
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,825 km / 1,134 mi · Arajet
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,838 km / 1,142 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 1,910 km / 1,187 mi · Avianca Costa Rica, Volaris Costa Rica, Aeroméxico
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 2,007 km / 1,247 mi · Breeze Airways
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 2,072 km / 1,287 mi · Volaris Costa Rica, Southwest Airlines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 2,356 km / 1,464 mi · Volaris Costa Rica
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 2,426 km / 1,507 mi · Viva
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 2,469 km / 1,534 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 2,505 km / 1,557 mi · United Airlines
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 2,570 km / 1,597 mi · LATAM Airlines Peru
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,629 km / 1,634 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 2,644 km / 1,643 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,824 km / 1,755 mi · American Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,866 km / 1,781 mi · American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 3,288 km / 2,043 mi · Avianca Costa Rica
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 3,553 km / 2,208 mi · United Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,559 km / 2,211 mi · JetBlue Airways, Avianca Costa Rica
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,771 km / 2,343 mi · Air Canada
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 4,069 km / 2,528 mi · Air Canada, Air Transat
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 4,382 km / 2,723 mi · Alaska Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 4,894 km / 3,041 mi · United Airlines
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 5,669 km / 3,523 mi · Avianca Costa Rica
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 8,499 km / 5,281 mi · Evelop Airlines, Iberia
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 8,936 km / 5,553 mi · Air France
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 9,060 km / 5,630 mi · KLM
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 9,354 km / 5,812 mi · Lufthansa
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 9,396 km / 5,838 mi · Edelweiss Air

### Seasonal (11)

- [SAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhlm.md) Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport · Honduras · 728 km / 452 mi · Avianca Costa Rica
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 2,072 km / 1,287 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,629 km / 1,634 mi · Frontier Airlines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 2,916 km / 1,812 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 3,288 km / 2,043 mi · United Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 3,575 km / 2,221 mi · United Airlines, Avianca Costa Rica, American Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,771 km / 2,343 mi · Porter Airlines, Air Transat
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 3,888 km / 2,416 mi · United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [YQB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqb.md) Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Canada · 4,267 km / 2,651 mi · Air Transat
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 4,382 km / 2,723 mi · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 8,708 km / 5,411 mi · British Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SJO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- RZ [SANSA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sansa) · 13
- LR [Avianca Costa Rica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-costa-rica-lrc)
- TA [Avianca El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-el-salvador-tai)
- 5C [Nature Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nature-air)

### Passenger (29)

- LR [Avianca Costa Rica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-costa-rica) · 15
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 7
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 5
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 4
- Q6 [Volaris Costa Rica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris-costa-rica) · 4
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 3
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 3
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2
- AM [Aeroméxico](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeromexico) · 1
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1
- DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 1
- AV [Avianca](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca) · 1
- TA [Avianca El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avianca-el-salvador) · 1
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1
- E9 [Evelop Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/evelop-airlines) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- LP [LATAM Airlines Peru](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/latam-airlines-peru) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 1
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 1
- P5 [Wingo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wingo) · 1

Former hub of [Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeropostal-alas-de-centroamerica), [Costa Rica Skies](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/costa-rica-skies).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3.1M (2021) | #459 of 3,974 | #110 in North America | #1 in CR |
| Longest runway | 3,012 m / 9,882 ft | =1,144 of 29,858 | #283 in North America | #1 in CR |
| Elevation | 921 m / 3,021 ft | #5,427 of 43,403 | #2,703 in North America | #5 in CR |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =2,944 in North America | #1 in CR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in CR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | COCO CON | 119.600 |
| APP | COCO APP | 120.500 |
| CLD | CLNC | 121.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | COCO RDO | 126.800 |
| TWR | COCO TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [SYQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrpv.md) Tobías Bolaños International Airport · 8.6 km / 5.3 mi
- [GPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrgp.md) Guapiles Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [XQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrqp.md) Quepos Managua Airport · 62 km / 38 mi
- [FON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mran.md) La Fortuna Arenal Airport · 67 km / 41 mi
- [MRAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrao.md) Aerotortuguero Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [BCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrbc.md) Barra del Colorado Airport · 110 km / 68 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Juan Santamaría International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juan_Santamaría_International_Airport&oldid=1375284236), revision of 16 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc/data