# Juan Santamaría International Airport

Source: https://jetatlas.ai/en/airports/mroc
Publisher: JetAtlas
Retrieved: 2026-10-27T05:10:24.084Z (not the data verification date)
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Requested language: en
Field languages: {"name":"en","notes":"en","hours":"en","max_aircraft_note":"en"}
Terms: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

- Airport hours, customs, slots and restrictions must be confirmed with the airport. Runway length alone does not establish operational suitability.

Costa Rica's main airport in Alajuela, 30 minutes from San José's Escazú business district, with FBO handling and CIQ. Gateway to the Pacific resorts (Guanacaste is a 45-minute hop to Liberia); afternoon storms in the green season affect operations.

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  "kind": "airport",
  "slug": "mroc",
  "icao": "MROC",
  "iata": "SJO",
  "name": "Juan Santamaría International Airport",
  "city_slug": "san-jose-cr",
  "country": "Costa Rica",
  "country_code": "CR",
  "lat": 9.9939,
  "lon": -84.2088,
  "elevation_ft": 3021,
  "longest_runway_ft": 9882,
  "runway_surface": "asphalt",
  "customs": true,
  "h24": true,
  "hours": "H24",
  "slots_required": false,
  "ppr_required": false,
  "noise_curfew": false,
  "distance_to_centre_km": 18,
  "drive_minutes": 30,
  "role": "commercial",
  "fbos": [
    "Aeroservicios Santamaría",
    "Universal Aviation San José"
  ],
  "fuel": [
    "Jet A-1"
  ],
  "helipad": true,
  "max_aircraft_note": "Any size including BBJ/ACJ.",
  "notes": "Costa Rica's main airport in Alajuela, 30 minutes from San José's Escazú business district, with FBO handling and CIQ. Gateway to the Pacific resorts (Guanacaste is a 45-minute hop to Liberia); afternoon storms in the green season affect operations.",
  "website": "https://sjoairport.com"
}
```

## References
- https://sjoairport.com

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Cite: JetAtlas, https://jetatlas.ai/en/airports/mroc