Juan Santamaría International Airport MROC / SJO
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.
9,882 ft
Longest runway
30 min
Drive to San José (Costa Rica)
2
FBOs / handlers
3,021 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 18 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- sjoairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Aeroservicios Santamaría
- Universal Aviation San José
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (9,882 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Juan Santamaría International Airport · Bernal Saborio from Costa Rica · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons