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SJO

Juan Santamaría International Airport

San José, Costa Rica · ICAO MROC

San José Juan Santamaría (SJO) serves San José and is a regional hub. 29 airlines fly nonstop from here to 46 destinations in 17 countries; Avianca Costa Rica serves the most (13). Most routes go to North America (18) and Mexico & Central America (15).

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Where can you fly from San José (SJO)?

46 nonstop destinations in 17 countries, most of them in North America. Every route from SJO on the map below; the tables list who flies each one.

The longest nonstop from SJO is Zurich (ZRH), 9,400 km (5,840 mi), about 11h 45m in the air. The shortest is Quepos (XQP), 62 km (38 mi). 7 destinations are more than six hours away. Star Alliance airlines reach 22 of the 46. 2 routes are seasonal only.

North America 18

DestinationCountryAirlinesDistanceFlying time (est.)
YUL MontrealCanadaAir Canada, Air Transat4,069 km5h 30m
YYZ TorontoCanadaAir Canada, Air Transat3,771 km5h
ATL AtlantaUnited StatesDelta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines2,629 km3h 45m
CLT CharlotteUnited StatesAmerican Airlines2,824 km4h
ORD ChicagoseasonalUnited StatesAmerican Airlines, Avianca Costa Rica, United Airlines3,575 km4h 45m
DFW DallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines2,866 km4h
DEN DenverseasonalUnited StatesSouthwest Airlines, United Airlines3,888 km5h 15m
FLL Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesJetBlue Airways1,838 km2h 45m
HOU HoustonUnited StatesSouthwest Airlines2,469 km3h 30m
IAH HoustonUnited StatesUnited Airlines2,505 km3h 30m
LAX Los AngelesUnited StatesAlaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Volaris Costa Rica4,382 km5h 45m
MIA MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines, Avianca Costa Rica, Volaris Costa Rica, Volaris El Salvador1,805 km2h 45m
BNA NashvilleUnited StatesSouthwest Airlines2,916 km4h
JFK New YorkUnited StatesAvianca Costa Rica, JetBlue Airways3,559 km4h 45m
EWR NewarkUnited StatesUnited Airlines3,553 km4h 45m
MCO OrlandoUnited StatesFrontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Volaris Costa Rica2,072 km3h
SFO San FranciscoUnited StatesUnited Airlines4,894 km6h 30m
IAD WashingtonUnited StatesAvianca Costa Rica, United Airlines3,288 km4h 30m

Mexico & Central America 15

DestinationCountryAirlinesDistanceFlying time (est.)
GLF GolfitoCosta RicaSANSA187 km45 min
FON La FortunaCosta RicaSANSA67 km35 min
LIR LiberiaCosta RicaSANSA161 km40 min
LIO LimónCosta RicaSANSA130 km40 min
NOB NicoyaCosta RicaSANSA158 km40 min
PJM Puerto JimenezCosta RicaSANSA191 km45 min
XQP QueposCosta RicaSANSA62 km35 min
SAL El SalvadorEl SalvadorAvianca Costa Rica652 km1h 15m
CUN CancunMexicoVolaris, Volaris Costa Rica1,261 km2h
GDL GuadalajaraMexicoVolaris Costa Rica2,356 km3h 15m
MEX Mexico CityMexicoAeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Avianca Costa Rica, Volaris Costa Rica1,910 km2h 45m
MTY MonterreyMexicoViva2,426 km3h 30m
MGA ManaguaNicaraguaCopa Airlines, SANSA321 km55 min
BOC Isla ColónPanamaSANSA227 km45 min
PTY Panama CityPanamaAvianca Costa Rica, Copa Airlines539 km1h 10m

South America 7

DestinationCountryAirlinesDistanceFlying time (est.)
EZE Buenos AiresArgentinaAvianca Costa Rica5,669 km7h 15m
BOG BogotáColombiaAvianca, Avianca Costa Rica1,256 km2h
CTG CartagenaColombiaAvianca Costa Rica953 km1h 40m
MDE MedellínColombiaAvianca Costa Rica, Wingo1,057 km1h 45m
GYE GuayaquilEcuadorAvianca Costa Rica1,434 km2h 15m
UIO QuitoEcuadorAvianca Costa Rica1,298 km2h
LIM LimaPeruLATAM Airlines Peru2,570 km3h 30m

Western Europe 4

DestinationCountryAirlinesDistanceFlying time (est.)
CDG ParisFranceAir France8,936 km11h 15m
FRA FrankfurtGermanyLufthansa9,354 km11h 45m
AMS AmsterdamNetherlandsKLM, Xiamen Airlines9,060 km11h 30m
ZRH ZurichSwitzerlandEdelweiss Air9,396 km11h 45m

The Caribbean 1

DestinationCountryAirlinesDistanceFlying time (est.)
SDQ Santo DomingoDominican RepublicArajet1,825 km2h 45m

Southern Europe 1

DestinationCountryAirlinesDistanceFlying time (est.)
MAD MadridSpainEvelop Airlines, Iberia8,499 km10h 45m

From airport destination tables, confirmed from both ends where possible. Charter flights are excluded. Flying times are estimated from distance; check the airport's own departures for exact schedules.

What airlines fly to San José (SJO)?

29 airlines fly nonstop to and from Juan Santamaría: Avianca Costa Rica (13 routes), SANSA (9 routes), United Airlines (7 routes) and 26 more.

Weather in San José by month

San José averages 30°C at its warmest (April) and 27°C at its coolest (October). Every month averages 25°C or more.

Average daily high and low temperature in San José, °C
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High28°29°30°30°29°28°28°28°28°27°27°28°
Low19°19°19°19°19°19°19°19°18°19°18°18°
Rain days33510232220222625178

Climate normals from San José, Costa Rica (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA), which cite the national weather services.

Route guides from SJO

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Official information

Juan Santamaría International Airport official website

Sources

  • en.wikipedia.org — airport and airlines-and-destinations table, checked 2026-10-01

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