San Jose, Costa Rica Airport

San Jose, Costa Rica Airport

San Jose - Juan Santamaria International airport is one of the most important airports in the Central American country of Costa Rica. Besides Juan Santamaria there is also another smaller airport in the capital of Costa Rica: San Jose - Pavas, from which many national airports are served.
  • URL: San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO)
  • Time zone: GMT -6
  • Service telephone: +506 2437-2400
  • Address: Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaria, PO Box: 200-4003, 20102 San Jose - Alajuela, Republica de Costa Rica
  • Operating company: Aeris Holdings Costa Rica under ADC & HAS and Andrade Gutierrez Concesoes
  • Parking: Yes; paid short and long-term parking
  • Nearby cities: San José (15 km)
  • Directions by car: The airport is about 15 km or 9 miles north west of San Jose on the motorway 1 near the town of Alajuela.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (13.84%), Tuesday (13.89%), Wednesday (13.38%), Thursday (14.04%), Friday (13.85%), Saturday (15.89%), Sunday (15.12%)
  • Alternative spelling: São José, Сан - Хосе, Коста-Рики, Σαν Χοσέ, Κόστα Ρίκα, סן חוזה, קוסטה ריקה, سان خوسيه، كوستاريكا, سن خوزه، کاستاریکا, Սան Խոսե, Կոստա Ռիկա, სან-ხოსე, კოსტა-რიკა, सैन जोस, कोस्टा रीका, ซันโฮเซ, ประเทศคอสตาริกา, 산호세, 코스타리카, サンノゼ、コスタリカ, 圣何塞-哥斯达黎加

Most popular destinations from San Jose, Costa Rica (Flights per week )


Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Avianca (554, 20,35 %)
  2. Copa Airlines (410, 15,06 %)
  3. Volaris Costa Rica (257, 9,44 %)
  4. United Airlines (250, 9,18 %)
  5. American Airlines (192, 7,05 %)
  6. Costa Rica Green Airways (144, 5,29 %)
  7. Sansa Airlines (134, 4,92 %)
  8. JetBlue Airways (104, 3,82 %)
  9. Spirit Airlines (96, 3,53 %)
  10. Delta Air Lines (74, 2,72 %)
  11. other (18.64 %)

Location
Opened in 1923, the airport is approximately 15 km or 9 miles northwest of San Jose near the town of Alajuela and on highway 1. There is a bus stop opposite the park where there are regular daytime bus services every 25-30 minutes to San Jose and Heredia, and every 10 minutes to Alajuela.


Statistical weather data for San Jose, Costa Rica

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
23.9
24.4
26.1
26.7
26.1
25.0
25.6
26.1
25.0
25.0
23.9
23.9
19.0
19.3
20.3
21.0
21.4
21.2
20.6
20.8
20.9
20.6
19.9
19.3
14.4
14.4
15.0
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.7
16.1
16.1
15.6
15.6
14.4